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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Neal Cassady

Born: February 8, 1926
Died: February 4, 1968 (aged 41)
Bio: Neal Leon Cassady was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s. He was prominently featured as himself in the original "scroll" version of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road.
Known for:
- The First Third
- Collected letters, 1944-1967 (1962)
- Grace Beats Karma
- Van Gogh's Ear: Best World Poetry & Prose
- El Primer Tercio