You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists. - Abbie Hoffman
" "You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
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About Abbie Hoffman
Abbott Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (30 November 1936 – 12 April 1989) was a social and political activist in the United States, co-founder of the Youth International Party ("Yippies"), and later, a fugitive from the law, who lived under an alias following a conviction for dealing cocaine.
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Pen Names:
Barry Freed
Birth Name:
Abbot Howard Hoffman
Alternative Names:
Abbie Hoffmann
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Abbott "Abbie" Hoffman
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