Fantasy is the only truth.
ABBIE HOFFMANTo steal from a brother or sister is evil. To not steal from the institutions that are the pillars of the Pig Empire is equally immoral.
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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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 only way to support a revolution is to make your own.
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Avoid all needle drugs, the only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon.
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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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I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.
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Life-actors never rehearse and need no script. A life-actor uses whatever he has available, nothing more, nothing less.
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The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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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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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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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.
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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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My critique of democracy begins and ends with this point. Kids must be educated to disrespect authority or else democracy is a farce.
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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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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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If you don’t have sex and you don’t do drugs, your rock ‘n’ roll better be awfully good.
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