My critique of democracy begins and ends with this point. Kids must be educated to disrespect authority or else democracy is a farce.
ABBIE HOFFMANI 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.
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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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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Fantasy is the only truth.
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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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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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Action is the only reality; not only reality, but morality as well.
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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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Every rock or molotov cocktail thrown should make a very obvious political point. Random violence produces random propaganda results. Why waste even a rock?
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Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.
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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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Random political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock?
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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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It’s embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller’s List.
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Free speech means the right to shout ‘theatre’ in a crowded fire.
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The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
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