"It's embarrassing ... you try to overthrow the……" — Abbie Hoffman
"It's embarrassing ... you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller's List."
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47 Quotes by Abbie Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman has 47 quotes on this site.
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Action is the only reality; not only reality, but morality as well.
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It's too late. We can't win, they've gotten too powerful.
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The idea that media is there to educate us, or to inform us, is ridiculous because that's about tenth or…
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What if when they called a war, no one went?
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Every rock or molotov cocktail thrown should make a very obvious political point. Random violence produces random propaganda results. Why…
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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.…
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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…
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Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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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…
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The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I…
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Life actors never rehearse and need no script. A life actor uses only what is available, nothing more, nothing less.
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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.…
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