Become an internationalist and learn to respect all life. Make war on machines. And in particular the sterile machines of corporate death and the robots that guard them.
ABBIE HOFFMANI think the greatest legacy of the 1960s was the general feeling that not only can you fight the powers that be, but you can win.
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The essence of successful revolution, be it for an individual, a community of individuals, or a nation, depends on accepting that challenge.
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The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.
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I just want to do what has to be done so much. I’ll never understand why everyone else doesn’t feel this way.
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I was probably the only professed revolutionary ever referred to as “cute.”
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Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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I think the greatest legacy of the 1960s was the general feeling that not only can you fight the powers that be, but you can win.
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A revolution in consciousness is an empty high without a revolution in the distribution of power. We are not interested in the greening of Amerika except for the grass that will cover its grave.
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The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain’t going.
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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
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I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.
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In this state, dig it, you get twenty years for sale of dope to a minor. You only get five to ten for manslaughter. So like, the thing is, if you’re selling to a kid and cops come, shoot the kid real quick!
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Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions.
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..you just get stoned, get the ideas in your head and then do ’em. And don’t bullshit. I mean that’s the thing about doin’ that guerrilla theatre. You be prepared to die to prove your point.
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Wouldn’t you want to be indicted by the govenment for a high crime? It’s a great thrill. It’s an honor. It’s a compliment. It’s fun. I’m enjoying every minute of it!
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The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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