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You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
Abbie Hoffman
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Abbie Hoffman
Age: 52 †
Born: 1936
Born: November 30
Died: 1989
Died: April 12
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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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The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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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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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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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. The essence of successful revolution, be it for an individual, a community of individuals, or a nation, depends on accepting that challenge.
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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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There is absolutely no greater high than challenging the power structure as a nobody, giving it your all, and winning!
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.
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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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I was probably the only professed revolutionary ever referred to as cute.
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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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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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Action is the only reality not only reality, but morality as well.
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