Lennon "Our society is run by insane people", Interview (6 June 1968) cited in Educate Inspire Change (10 June 2014)
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I think our society is run by insane people for insane objectives... I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends, you know... I'd be very pleased to know what they think they're doing. I think they're all insane. But I am liable to be put away as insane for expressing that, you know. That's what is insane about it.

— John Lennon

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I think our society is run by insane people for insane objectives... I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends, you know... I'd be very pleased to know what they think they're doing. I think they're all insane. But I am liable to be put away as insane for expressing that, you know. That's what is insane about it." in the context of "Lennon "Our society is run by insane people", Interview (6 June 1968) cited in Educate Inspire Change (10 June 2014)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "John Lennon" (Quotes) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed February 05, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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About John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980), born John Winston Lennon, was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, political activist and founding member of The Beatles. His second wife was Yoko Ono. He was murdered in 1980.