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Quotes from Steal This Book — Abbie Hoffman

1936–1989 United States

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6 quotes

Dealing, although dangerous, is a tax-free way of surviving even though it borders on work.

Steal This Book (1971)

It's perhaps fitting that I write this introduction in jail.

Steal This Book (1971)

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.

Steal This Book (1971)

Those who say a demonstration should be concerned with education rather than theater don't understand either and will never organize a successful demonstration, or for that matter, a successful revolution.

Steal This Book (1971)

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, they are there to get the degree so that they can get ahead in the rat race. Too many college radicals are two-timing punks.

Steal This Book (1971)

It's ridiculous to talk about a revolution without a few words on guns. If you haven't been in the army or done some hunting, you probably have a built in fear against guns that can only be overcome by familiarizing yourself with them.

Steal This Book (1971)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Abbie Hoffman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.