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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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
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Worcester
Massachusetts
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Barry Freed
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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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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. 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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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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It's embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller's List.
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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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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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The best way to educate oneself is to become part of the revolution.
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Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.
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Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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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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I was probably the only professed revolutionary ever referred to as cute.
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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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