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> [There is a difference between being self-interested and being selfish. I will never be selfish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/there-is-a-difference-between-being-self-interested-and-being-selfish/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

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## More by Abbie Hoffman

> [The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain't going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/the-first-duty-of-a-revolutionist-is-to-get-away-with-it-the-second/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [It's going to be a combination Scopes trial, revolution in the streets, Woodstock Festival and People's Park, all rolled into one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/it-s-going-to-be-a-combination-scopes-trial-revolution-in-the-streets/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/wouldn-t-you-want-to-be-indicted-by-the-govenment-for-a-high-crime-it/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [The '60s are gone, dope will never be as cheap, sex never as free, and the rock and roll never as great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/the-60s-are-gone-dope-will-never-be-as-cheap-sex-never-as-free-and/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [Smoking dope and hanging up Che's picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/smoking-dope-and-hanging-up-che-s-picture-is-no-more-a-commitment/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/the-first-duty-of-a-revolutionary-is-to-get-away-with-it/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [If you don't have sex and you don't do drugs, your rock 'n' roll better be awfully good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/if-you-don-t-have-sex-and-you-don-t-do-drugs-your-rock-n-roll-better/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/revolution-is-not-something-fixed-in-ideology-nor-is-it-something/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [The majority of people were always sitting in the stands. When I find people who are willing to go against the grain, who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/the-majority-of-people-were-always-sitting-in-the-stands-when-i-find/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [“Lay off the needle drugs. The only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/lay-off-the-needle-drugs-the-only-dope-worth-shooting-is-richard-nixon/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [When I appear in the Chicago courtroom, I want to be tried not because I support the NLF - which I do - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/when-i-appear-in-the-chicago-courtroom-i-want-to-be-tried-not-because/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/usually-when-you-ask-somebody-in-college-why-they-are-there-they-ll/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [In this state, dig it, you get twenty years for sale of dope to a minor. You only get five to ten for manslaughter.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/in-this-state-dig-it-you-get-twenty-years-for-sale-of-dope-to-a-minor/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [It is always the young that make the change. You don't get these ideas when you're middle-aged. Young people have daring, creativity, imagination and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/it-is-always-the-young-that-make-the-change-you-don-t-get-these-ideas/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

> [Once you get the right image the details aren't that important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/once-you-get-the-right-image-the-details-aren-t-that-important/)

[Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/)

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