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 HOFFMANExpedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.
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Life-actors never rehearse and need no script. A life-actor uses whatever he has available, nothing more, nothing less.
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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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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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The idea that media is there to educate us, or to inform us, is ridiculous because that’s about tenth or eleventh on their list.
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You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
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Become 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.
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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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Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.
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Free speech means the right to shout ‘theatre’ in a crowded fire.
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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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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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What if when they called a war, no one went?
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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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If you don’t have sex and you don’t do drugs, your rock ‘n’ roll better be awfully good.
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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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