I think we are constantly faced with the same decision. The decision to be blindly obedient to authority versus the decision to try and change things by fighting the powers that be is always, throughout history, the only decision.
Abbie HoffmanIt's embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller's List.
Abbie HoffmanA modern revolutionary group heads for the television station, not the factory. It concentrates its energy on infiltrating and changing the image system.
Abbie HoffmanThe first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain't going.
Abbie HoffmanSmoking dope and hanging up Che's picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps. A revolution in consciousness is an empty high without a revolution in the distribution of power. We are not interested in the greening of Amerika except for the grass that will cover its grave.
Abbie Hoffman