Smoking dope and hanging up Che’s picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.
ABBIE HOFFMANMy 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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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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Hep is a very dangerous disease that can cause a number of permanent conditions, including death, which is extremely permanent.
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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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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!
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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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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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Life-actors never rehearse and need no script. A life-actor uses whatever he has available, nothing more, nothing less.
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Fantasy is the only truth.
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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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The idea that media is there to educate us, or to inform us, is ridiculous because that’s about tenth or eleventh on their list.
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What if when they called a war, no one went?
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You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
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The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger.
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