Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
ABBIE HOFFMANWhen decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.
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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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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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The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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If you don’t have sex and you don’t do drugs, your rock ‘n’ roll better be awfully good.
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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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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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It’s embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller’s List.
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The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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It’s too late. We can’t win, they’ve gotten too powerful.
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In this state, dig it, you get twenty years for sale of dope to a minor. You only get five to ten for manslaughter. So like, the thing is, if you’re selling to a kid and cops come, shoot the kid real quick!
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The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.
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Usually when you ask somebody in college why they are there, they’ll tell you it’s to get an education. The truth of it is, they are there to get the degree so that they can get ahead in the rat race. Too many college radicals are two-timing punks. The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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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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