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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.
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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Political Activist
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Worcester
Massachusetts
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Smoking dope and hanging up Che's picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.
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