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Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
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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
Abbie Hoffmann
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Barry Freed
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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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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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Become an internationalist and learn to respect all life. Make war on machines. And in particular the sterile machines of corporate death and the robots that guard them.
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Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger.
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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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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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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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Action is the only reality not only reality, but morality as well.
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Random political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock?
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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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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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It's embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller's List.
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Usually when you ask somebody in college why they are there, they'll tell you it's to get an education. The truth of it is, they are there to get the degree so that they can get ahead in the rat race. Too many college radicals are two-timing punks. The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
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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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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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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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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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Once you get the right image the details aren't that important.
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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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