Fantasy is the only truth.
ABBIE HOFFMANIf you don’t have sex and you don’t do drugs, your rock ‘n’ roll better be awfully good.
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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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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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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I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.
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Once you get the right image the details aren’t that important.
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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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Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.
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What if when they called a war, no one went?
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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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In this state, dig it, you get twenty years for sale of dope to a minor. You only get five to ten for manslaughter. So like, the thing is, if you’re selling to a kid and cops come, shoot the kid real quick!
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The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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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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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
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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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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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Avoid all needle drugs, the only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon.
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