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Abbie Hoffman

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born
in Worcester, Massachusetts, The United States
November 30, 1936

died
April 12, 1989

gender
male

genre
Nonfiction


About this author

Abbott Howard "Abbie" Hoffman was a social and political activist in the United States who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies"). Later he became a fugitive from the law, who lived under an alias following a conviction for dealing cocaine.

Hoffman was arrested and tried for conspiracy and inciting to riot as a result of his role in protests that led to violent confrontations with police during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, along with Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner and Bobby Seale. The group was known collectively as the "Chicago Eight"; when Seale's prosecution was separated from the others, they became known as the Chicago Seven.

Hoffman came to prominence in the 196...more


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Abbie Hoffman's Books

Average rating: 3.73 · 2,833 ratings · 238 reviews · 13 distinct works · Similar authors
Steal This Book
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,651 ratings — published 1971 — 9 editions
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Revolution for the Hell of It
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 1968 — 5 editions
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Soon to Be a Major Motion P...
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 1980 — 6 editions
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Woodstock Nation: A Talk-ro...
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1969 — 3 editions
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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Steal This Urine Test: Figh...
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions
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To America with Love: Lette...
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Square Dancing in the Ice Age
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions
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Hacking Ma Bell: The First ...
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Preserving Disorder: The Fa...
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Quotes by Abbie Hoffman

“The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.”
― Abbie Hoffman
tags: inspiration, revolution
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“I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.”
― Abbie Hoffman
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“Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.”
― Abbie Hoffman
tags: free-speech, freedom, freedom-of-speech
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