When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
ABBIE HOFFMAN
ABBIE HOFFMAN
Abbie Hoffman on decorum
Abbie Hoffman57 quotes“When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.”
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