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ABBIE HOFFMANThe first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain’t going.
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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Hep is a very dangerous disease that can cause a number of permanent conditions, including death, which is extremely permanent.
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Smoking dope and hanging up Che’s picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.
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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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There is absolutely no greater high than challenging the power structure as a nobody, giving it your all, and winning. I think I’ve learned that lesson twice now.
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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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Random political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock?
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Maintain a sense of humor. People who take themselves too seriously are power-crazy. If they win it will be haircuts for all. Beware of power freaks.
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I was probably the only professed revolutionary ever referred to as “cute.”
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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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Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it’s something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles.
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Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
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The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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When I appear in the Chicago courtroom, I want to be tried not because I support the NLF – which I do – but because I have long hair.
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Usually when you ask somebody in college why they are there, they’ll tell you it’s to get an education. The truth of it is, they are there to get the degree so that they can get ahead in the rat race. Too many college radicals are two-timing punks. The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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