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Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger.
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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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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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The work that the kids saw around them was so odious, so boring, so worthless that they came to regard WORK as the only dirty four-letter word in the English language.
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Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
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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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The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain't going.
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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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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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Life-actors never rehearse and need no script. A life-actor uses whatever he has available, nothing more, nothing less.
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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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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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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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Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.
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I just want to do what has to be done so much. I'll never understand why everyone else doesn't feel this way.
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When I appear in the Chicago courtroom, I want to be tried not because I support the NLF - which I do - but because I have long hair.
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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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I was probably the only professed revolutionary ever referred to as cute.
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What if when they called a war, no one went?
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Maintain a sense of humor. People who take themselves too seriously are power-crazy. If they win it will be haircuts for all. Beware of power freaks.
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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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