Abbie Hoffman

(1936–1989) Politician United States

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Abbie Hoffman was a politician from the United States, best known for Steal This Book.

Quick Facts About Abbie Hoffman

Born: November 30, 1936
Died: April 12, 1989
Nationality: United States
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Steal This Book
Known for: Steal This Book, Woodstock Nation
Spouse: Anita Hoffman

About Abbie Hoffman

Abbot Howard Hoffman was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading proponent of the Flower Power movement.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Abbie Hoffman · Page 3

Every rock or molotov cocktail thrown should make a very obvious political point. Random violence produces random propaganda results. Why waste even…

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Cocktails

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“MR. WEINGLASS: Between the date of your birth, November 30, 1936, and May 1, 1960, what if anything occurred in your life?…

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American education

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We are here to make a better world. No amount of rationalization or blaming can preempt the moment of choice each of…

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Activism

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Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.

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Depression

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You are talking to a leftist. I believe in the redistribution of wealth and power in the world. I believe in universal…

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Activism

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“Above all, what you have as young people that's vitally needed to make social change, is impatience. You want it to happen…

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Change

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I'm a nomad. A Jewish road warrior. I do not have a concept of home. I wish I did. But I live…

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Dawn

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I just want to do what has to be done so much. I'll never understand why everyone else doesn't feel this way.

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Done

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It's too late. We can't win, they've gotten too powerful.

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Can't win

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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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Actors

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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…

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Computers

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I was probably the only revolutionary referred to as cute.

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Cute

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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…

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Brother

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Avoid all needle drugs, the only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon.

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Dope

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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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Duty

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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…

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Believe

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Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.

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Language

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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…

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Groups

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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…

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Activism

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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.

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Decorum

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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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Activism

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