15 Quotes & Sayings By Abbie Hoffman

Abbie Hoffman was a prominent figure in the counterculture of the 1960s. In 1967, he spearheaded a demonstration that later became known as the "Chicago Seven" trial. He also founded the Youth International Party (Yippies) and was a principal organizer of the first few Yippie conventions. Hoffman was a co-founder of the Merry Pranksters, a group of psychedelic social experimenters who traveled with rock musicians in their psychedelic Volkswagen bus named "Further." He was imprisoned in 1971 for his role in the "Chicago Seven" case, along with Jerry Rubin and David Dellinger Read more

The only way to support a revolution is to make...
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The only way to support a revolution is to make your own. Abbie Hoffman
There is absolutely no greater high than challenging the power...
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There is absolutely no greater high than challenging the power structure as a nobody, giving it your all, and winning! Abbie Hoffman
Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a...
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Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire. Abbie Hoffman
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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. Abbie Hoffman
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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. Abbie Hoffman
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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? Abbie Hoffman
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The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it. Abbie Hoffman
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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. Abbie Hoffman
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Action is the only reality not only reality but morality as well. Abbie Hoffman
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Action is the only reality not only reality but morality as well. Abbie Hoffman
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Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Abbie Hoffman
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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. Abbie Hoffman
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Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions. Abbie Hoffman
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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. Abbie Hoffman