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!
ABBIE HOFFMANThe only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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The ’60s are gone, dope will never be as cheap, sex never as free, and the rock and roll never as great.
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Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit.
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The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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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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It’s going to be a combination Scopes trial, revolution in the streets, Woodstock Festival and People’s Park, all rolled into one.
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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
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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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It’s embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller’s List.
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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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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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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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To 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.
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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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