Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
ABBIE HOFFMANRandom political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock?
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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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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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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Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger.
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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 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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There is absolutely no greater high than challenging the power structure as a nobody, giving it your all, and winning!
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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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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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Once you get the right image the details aren’t that important.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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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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Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
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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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Free speech means the right to shout ‘theatre’ in a crowded fire.
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Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions.
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