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.
ABBIE HOFFMANFantasy is the only truth.
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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I learned one thing; you never do anything for fame or money. You only do things ’cause they’re fun or good. If you can combine the two at the same time, you can make a contribution to the world and have a lot of happiness.
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Fantasy is the only truth.
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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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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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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
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The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.
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Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.
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I was probably the only professed revolutionary ever referred to as “cute.”
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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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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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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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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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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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