I was probably the only professed revolutionary ever referred to as “cute.”
I was probably the only professed revolutionary ever referred to as “cute.” Abbie Hoffman
It’s embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller’s List.
It’s embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller’s List. Abbie Hoffman
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.
When I appear in the Chicago courtroom, I want to be tried not because I support the NLF – which I do – but because … Read More
In this state, dig it, you get twenty years for sale of dope to a minor. You only get five to ten for manslaughter. So like, the thing is, if you’re selling to a kid and cops come, shoot the kid real quick!
In this state, dig it, you get twenty years for sale of dope to a minor. You only get five to ten for manslaughter. So … Read More
A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station, not the factory. It concentrates its energy on infiltrating and changing the image system.
A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station, not the factory. It concentrates its energy on infiltrating and changing the image system. 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 fun. I’m enjoying every minute of it!
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. … Read More
The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.
The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it. 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.
It’s going to be a combination Scopes trial, revolution in the streets, Woodstock Festival and People’s Park, all rolled into one. Abbie Hoffman
The work that the kids saw around them was so odious, so boring, so worthless that they came to regard WORK as the only dirty four-letter word in the English language.
The work that the kids saw around them was so odious, so boring, so worthless that they came to regard WORK as the only dirty … Read More
Random political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock?
Random political acts produce random political results. Why waste even a rock? Abbie Hoffman
Hep is a very dangerous disease that can cause a number of permanent conditions, including death, which is extremely permanent.
Hep is a very dangerous disease that can cause a number of permanent conditions, including death, which is extremely permanent. Abbie Hoffman
Life-actors never rehearse and need no script. A life-actor uses whatever he has available, nothing more, nothing less.
Life-actors never rehearse and need no script. A life-actor uses whatever he has available, nothing more, nothing less. Abbie Hoffman
Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.
Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law. Abbie Hoffman
Action is the only reality; not only reality, but morality as well.
Action is the only reality; not only reality, but morality as well. Abbie Hoffman
Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual.
Nostalgia is a form of depression both for a society and an individual. Abbie Hoffman
Smoking dope and hanging up Che’s picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.
Smoking dope and hanging up Che’s picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps. Abbie Hoffman
I think the greatest legacy of the 1960s was the general feeling that not only can you fight the powers that be, but you can win.
I think the greatest legacy of the 1960s was the general feeling that not only can you fight the powers that be, but you can … Read More
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.
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 … Read More
The key to organizing an alternative society is to organize people around what they can do, and more importantly, what they want to do.
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 … Read More
The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain’t going.
The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain’t going. Abbie Hoffman