Jack Bowman
Jack Bowman
Benny Jack Bowman, is a former politician in the state of Tennessee. Bowman served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1967 to 1976. A Republican, he represented Roane County, Tennessee. Residing in Harriman, Tennessee, he was a businessman and farmer...
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ProfessionActor
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Basically the school system sets you up with what it wants to set you up with. They're really good at it. I think they're too good. Problem is, what they're doing is conditioning kids to merely accept the culture at hand. But the rebels won't accept it.
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Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In real life, it's not a matter of the good guys or the bad guys. Rather, it's big numbers and small numbers that do the counting.
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All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and performance art.
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But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don't have something that I want to die for - anymore.
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My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.
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I believe that I understand gangs better than others. Because they're formed out of necessity. They're formed by people to keep from being suppressed.
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My art and poetry is very political now. Because you've got to find that truth within you and express yourself. Somewhere out there, I know, there will be people who will listen.
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I'm still very aware of the violence in our culture, more so than other people. I know where it comes from when someone is trying to suppress someone else, sometimes they fight back.
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