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Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.
Abbie Hoffman
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Abbie Hoffman
Age: 52 †
Born: 1936
Born: November 30
Died: 1989
Died: April 12
Human Rights Activist
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Worcester
Massachusetts
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Action is the only reality not only reality, but morality as well.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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