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VINTAGE and HISTORIC
1975
QUESTION
AUTHORITY
2 3/4" x 1 3/4"" OVAL with safety pin back Made in the USA
"Question Authority" is a popular slogan which waswas
popularized by psychologistTimothy Leary. One of the
most influential icons in thecounterculture movementwhich
formed in the late 1960s out of opposition to the
VIETNAM WAR,Leary gained influence among much of the youth
by advocating the use ofLSD– which was criminalized in the
United Statesin 1966– as a way to escape from the burdens
of society.Following theWatergate Scandal, which resulted in
the resignation ofUS PresidentRichard Nixonand the
conviction of several officials in the Nixon administration,
the slogan became an ideology amongmanybaby boomers.
THIS ITEM IS A GENUINE ORIGINAL - NOT A REPRODUCTION!
From the collection of Larry Fox, "The Button Man" (Member APIC)
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