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.
ABBIE HOFFMAN
Once you get the right image the details aren’t that important.
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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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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Life-actors never rehearse and need no script. A life-actor uses whatever he has available, nothing more, nothing less.
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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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Random political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock?
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A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station, not the factory. It concentrates its energy on infiltrating and changing the image system.
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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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Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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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 key to organizing an alternative society is to organize people around what they can do, and more importantly, what they want to do.
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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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Fantasy is the only truth.
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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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Peace is a very complicated concept. When the lion gobbles up the lamb and wipes his lips, then there’s peace. Well, I ain’t for that peace at all.
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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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