Steal This Book Quotes

“Free speech is the right to shout 'theater' in a crowded fire.”
― Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book

“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. The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it.”
― Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book

“The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.”
― Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book

“Smoking dope and hanging up Che's picture is no more a
commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps.”
― Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book

“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.”
― Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book

“Hep is a very dangerous disease that can cause a number of permanent conditions, including death, which is extremely permanent.”
― Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book

“Every rock or molotov cocktail thrown should make a very obvious political point. Random violence produces random propaganda results. Why waste even a rock?”
― Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book

“Democracy is not something you believe in or hang your hat on, but something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles and falls. If you participate, the future is yours.”
― Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Book