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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.
Abbie Hoffman
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Abbie Hoffman
Age: 52 †
Born: 1936
Born: November 30
Died: 1989
Died: April 12
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