It’s going to be a combination Scopes trial, revolution in the streets, Woodstock Festival and People’s Park, all rolled into one.
ABBIE HOFFMANWhat if when they called a war, no one went?
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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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 first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain’t going.
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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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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
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I think the greatest legacy of the 1960s was the general feeling that not only can you fight the powers that be, but you can win.
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Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.
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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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If you don’t have sex and you don’t do drugs, your rock ‘n’ roll better be awfully good.
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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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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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It’s embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller’s List.
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Action is the only reality; not only reality, but morality as well.
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Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.
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There is absolutely no greater high than challenging the power structure as a nobody, giving it your all, and winning!
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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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