“In this state, dig it, you get twenty years for sale of dope to a minor. You only get five to ten for manslaughter. So like, the thing is, if you're selling to a kid and cops come, shoot the kid real quick!”

— Abbie Hoffman

"Chicago", on the spoken word album Wake Up America! (1970).

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American political and social activist 1936–1989

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