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Abbie Hoffman

It’s embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller’s List.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Best Embarrassing Government List Political Seller Wind
There is absolutely no greater high than challenging the power structure as a nobody, giving it your all, and winning!
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Challenging Giving Greater Success Winning
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 HOFFMAN

Consciousness Cover Distribution Empty Grass Grave Greening Power Revolution
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.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Absolutely Challenging Learned Successful Thinking Winning
Action is the only reality; not only reality, but morality as well.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Action Morality Reality Well
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.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

College Education Race Truth Two Usually
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
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.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Appear Hair Long Support Tried
Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Depression Form Individual Nostalgia Society
The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Inspirational Life Revolution Support Truth Way
Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger.
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Advice Cow Hamburger Sacred Tastiest
Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Impose Language People Reach Wish
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.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Brother Evil Immoral Institution Law Pig Pillar Sister Steal
Hep is a very dangerous disease that can cause a number of permanent conditions, including death, which is extremely permanent.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Cause Condition Dangerous Death Disease Numbers
Peace is a very complicated concept. When the lion gobbles up the lamb and wipes his lips, then there’s peace. Well, I ain’t for that peace at all.
ABBIE HOFFMAN

Complicated Concept Gobbles Lamb Lips Peace Wipe
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

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