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.
ABBIE HOFFMANBecome 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.
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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Free speech means the right to shout ‘theatre’ in a crowded fire.
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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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I was probably the only professed revolutionary ever referred to as “cute.”
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Avoid all needle drugs, the only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon.
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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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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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Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.
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Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger.
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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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My critique of democracy begins and ends with this point. Kids must be educated to disrespect authority or else democracy is a farce.
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Once you get the right image the details aren’t that important.
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I think the greatest legacy of the 1960s was the general feeling that not only can you fight the powers that be, but you can win.
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What if when they called a war, no one went?
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