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It’s too late. We can’t win, they’ve gotten too powerful.

Abbie Hoffman

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.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Believe Democracy Freedom Hang Motivational Participate
I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.
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Believe Compulsory Military Peace War
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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Breakfast Duty Eat Hippie Liberty Political Second
Smoking dope and hanging up Che’s picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Collection Commitment Dope Drinking More Picture Postage Smoking Stamp
Once you get the right image the details aren’t that important.
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Detail Image Important Right
Fantasy is the only truth.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Dig Fantasy Manslaughter Mirror Sale State
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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Alternative Anger Importantly Key Organize People Society
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.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Combine Fun Learned Thing Two World
The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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Best Educate Oneself Revolution Way
Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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Content Important Information Structure Transmission
What if when they called a war, no one went?
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Call Question War
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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Crazy Humor Maintain People Sense Winning
The ’60s are gone, dope will never be as cheap, sex never as free, and the rock and roll never as great.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Dope Great never Rock Roll Sex
The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.
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Inspirational Life Revolution Support Truth Way
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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Done Everyone Much Want Way
My critique of democracy begins and ends with this point. Kids must be educated to disrespect authority or else democracy is a farce.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Authority Democracy Disrespect Kid

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