Smoking dope and hanging up Che’s picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.
ABBIE HOFFMANThe key to organizing an alternative society is to organize people around what they can do, and more importantly, what they want to do.
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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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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The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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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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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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Fantasy is the only truth.
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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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Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger.
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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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Free speech means the right to shout ‘theatre’ in a crowded fire.
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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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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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It’s too late. We can’t win, they’ve gotten too powerful.
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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
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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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