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.
ABBIE HOFFMANToday is the first day of the rest of your life.
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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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Fantasy is the only truth.
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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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Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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Smoking dope and hanging up Che’s picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.
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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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Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.
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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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I think we are constantly faced with the same decision. The decision to be blindly obedient to authority versus the decision to try and change things by fighting the powers that be is always, throughout history, the only decision.
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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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It’s too late. We can’t win, they’ve gotten too powerful.
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There is absolutely no greater high than challenging the power structure as a nobody, giving it your all, and winning. I think I’ve learned that lesson twice now.
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Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
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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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I just want to do what has to be done so much. I’ll never understand why everyone else doesn’t feel this way.
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