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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.
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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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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Fantasy is the only truth.
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The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.
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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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Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles.
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It's too late. We can't win, they've gotten too powerful.
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The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.
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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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Peace is a very complicated concept. When the lion gobbles up the lamb and wipes his lips, then there's peace. Well, I ain't for that peace at all.
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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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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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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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Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions.
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Random political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock?
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The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
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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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Hep is a very dangerous disease that can cause a number of permanent conditions, including death, which is extremely permanent.
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