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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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Abbie Hoffman
Age: 52 †
Born: 1936
Born: November 30
Died: 1989
Died: April 12
Human Rights Activist
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Political Activist
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Politician
Psychologist
Social Activist
Writer
Worcester
Massachusetts
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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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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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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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Smoking dope and hanging up Che's picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps. A revolution in consciousness is an empty high without a revolution in the distribution of power. We are not interested in the greening of Amerika except for the grass that will cover its grave.
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Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.
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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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