The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain’t going.
ABBIE HOFFMAN
ABBIE HOFFMAN
Abbie Hoffman on breakfast
Abbie Hoffman57 quotes“The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain’t going.”
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