The work that the kids saw around them was so odious, so boring, so worthless that they came to regard WORK as the only dirty four-letter word in the English language.
ABBIE HOFFMANTo 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.
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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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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If you don’t have sex and you don’t do drugs, your rock ‘n’ roll better be awfully good.
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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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..you just get stoned, get the ideas in your head and then do ’em. And don’t bullshit. I mean that’s the thing about doin’ that guerrilla theatre. You be prepared to die to prove your point.
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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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The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.
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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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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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Hep is a very dangerous disease that can cause a number of permanent conditions, including death, which is extremely permanent.
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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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The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain’t going.
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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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Fantasy is the only truth.
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The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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