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Action is the only reality not only reality, but morality as well.
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
Social Activist
Writer
Worcester
Massachusetts
Abbie Hoffmann
Abbott Hoffman
Abbie hoffman
Abbott Howard Hoffman
America Hoffman
Abbott Abbie Hoffman
Barry Freed
Abbot Howard Hoffman
Morality
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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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I think the greatest legacy of the 1960s was the general feeling that not only can you fight the powers that be, but you can win.
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Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.
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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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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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Smoking dope and hanging up Che's picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.
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I was probably the only professed revolutionary ever referred to as cute.
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I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.
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Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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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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There is absolutely no greater high than challenging the power structure as a nobody, giving it your all, and winning. I think I've learned that lesson twice now. The essence of successful revolution, be it for an individual, a community of individuals, or a nation, depends on accepting that challenge.
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A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station, not the factory. It concentrates its energy on infiltrating and changing the image system.
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The key to organizing an alternative society is to organize people around what they can do, and more importantly, what they want to do.
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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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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
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Random political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock?
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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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