The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.
ABBIE HOFFMANAvoid all needle drugs, the only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon.
More Abbie Hoffman Quotes
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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
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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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Random political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock?
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Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
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Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it’s something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles.
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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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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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Hep is a very dangerous disease that can cause a number of permanent conditions, including death, which is extremely permanent.
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It’s too late. We can’t win, they’ve gotten too powerful.
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Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions.
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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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Smoking dope and hanging up Che’s picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.
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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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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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..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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