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“My critique of democracy begins and ends with this point. Kids must be educated to disrespect authority or else democracy is a farce.”

Quote by Abbie Hoffman

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Abbie Hoffman was an American social activist, writer, and media theorist. He was a prominent figure in the 1960s counterculture movement, known for his involvement in anti-war protests, civil rights, and anti-establishment activism. Hoffman co-founded the Youth International Party (YIP) and was involved in various protests and demonstrations throughout his life. more

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“There is absolutely no greater high than challenging the power structure as a nobody, giving it your all, and winning. I think I've learned that lesson twice now. The essence of successful revolution, be it for an individual, a community of individuals, or a nation, depends on accepting that challenge.”

Thinking Giving Winning Individual Nations Community Challenges Accepting Successful Greater Revolution Depends Lessons Essence Structure I've Learned

Author:Abbie Hoffman

“I'd play whenever I could get my hands on an electric guitar; I was trying to pick up rock'n'roll riffs and electric blues - the latest Muddy Waters. I'd spend hours and hours on the same track, back again, and back again.”

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Author:Keith Richards

“It's basically against the whole idea of what always made rock&roll music interesting to me. I thought it was an unassailable outlet for some pure and natural expressions of rebellion. It was one channel you could take without havin' to kiss ass, you know? And right now it just seems like they're on a big daisy chain, each kissin' each other's asses.”

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“I don't encourage anybody to do what I do, you know? Why should you? More for me!”

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“What we each fall in love with individually is, I believe, our moral, mental, and physical complement. Not our like, not our counterpart; quite the contrary; within healthy limits, our unlike and our opposite.”

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Book:Falling in Love

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“We should...be able to see that our interest would be best served not by asking the state to promulgate our values but by forbidding the state to promulgate any values at all. If the state can espouse some value that we love, it can, with equal justice, espouse others we do not love.”

Ifs Should States Would Be Able Values Interest Justice Equal Authority Asking Despotism Equal Justice

Author:Richard Mitchell

“There is only one remedy for ignorance and thoughtlessness, and that is literacy. Millions and millions of children would today stand in no need of sex education or consumer education or anti-racism education or any of those fake educations, if they had had in the first place 'an' education.”

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“In every artist we can perceive a man with both a message and a method. His message may be innate in him, but his method he has to acquire from others.”

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Book:The principles of playmaking: and other discussions of the drama

Source: The principles of playmaking: and other discussions of the drama

“A good song can only do good, and I am proud of the songs I have sung. I hope to be able to continue singing these songs for all who want to listen, Republicans, Democrats, and independents.”

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Book:Pete Seeger in His Own Words

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“If I've got a talent, it's for picking the right song at the right time for the right audience. And I can always seem to get people to sing with me.”

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Author:Pete Seeger