Abbie Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman was an American social and political activist, co-founder of the Youth International Party (Yippies), and a prominent figure in the 1960s counterculture movement. Known for his theatrical protests and radical views, he authored the influential book "Steal This Book." Hoffman's activism focused on civil rights, anti-war efforts, and challenging authority, leaving a lasting impact on American political discourse and social activism.
Book summaries for books written by Abbie Hoffman
Quotes
Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions.
The basic principle of all guerrilla warfare is to hit the government where it is weakest: through the pocketbook.
Steal from the library. It's like robbing a bank except you feel even more guilty.
To steal from a brother or sister is evil. To not steal from the institutions that are the pillars of the Pig Empire is equally immoral.
Free is when you don't pay for something. If you paid for something and you got it, it's not free. If you stole it and you got caught, it's not free.
The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.
The best way to fight the system is to create your own system.
The only way to deal with bureaucrats is with stealth and sudden violence.
The media are the right arm of the government, the teachers are the left.
The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.
The duty of a revolutionary is to make love and that means staying alive and free.
Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit.