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Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.
Abbie Hoffman
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Abbie Hoffman
Age: 52 †
Born: 1936
Born: November 30
Died: 1989
Died: April 12
Human Rights Activist
Peace Activist
Political Activist
Political Writer
Politician
Psychologist
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Worcester
Massachusetts
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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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Fantasy is the only truth.
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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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..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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Every rock or molotov cocktail thrown should make a very obvious political point. Random violence produces random propaganda results. Why waste even a rock?
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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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Avoid all needle drugs, the only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon.
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