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The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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
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Abbott Howard Hoffman
America Hoffman
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Barry Freed
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College
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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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The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain't going.
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I think we are constantly faced with the same decision. The decision to be blindly obedient to authority versus the decision to try and change things by fighting the powers that be is always, throughout history, the only decision.
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Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit.
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It's going to be a combination Scopes trial, revolution in the streets, Woodstock Festival and People's Park, all rolled into one.
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It's too late. We can't win, they've gotten too powerful.
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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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Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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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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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
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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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Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.
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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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Hep is a very dangerous disease that can cause a number of permanent conditions, including death, which is extremely permanent.
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Random political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock?
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Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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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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Fantasy is the only truth.
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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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