Once you get the right image the details aren’t that important.
ABBIE HOFFMANFree speech means the right to shout ‘theatre’ in a crowded fire.
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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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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The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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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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I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.
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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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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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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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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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Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
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Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.
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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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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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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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Fantasy is the only truth.
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