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Abbie Hoffman — Part 29
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ABBOTT H. HOFFMAN
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what it's called. I read about it in some fuckin book, I
can't mention the name of the book because while I was in jail
the publishers, who claim themselves to be the most liberal in
the country, (indistinct) from the back of the book the greatest
line in American literature which said 'Steal this book,' and I
just fuckin looked at the book when I got out of jail and it was
like fuckin naked, just like where did it go? I (indistinct)
and they said ‘Well, ah, we believe in free speech but you know
the book dealers are complaining’ and shit like that, so the name
:
Los
-_
—_—
-
a
has been changed to ‘Steal This Book.' So I won't mention it,
but in there anyway if you got a copy you can find out where to
send, what kind of pamphlets to order from the U. S. Government
Printing Office, especially if you're interested in survival and
destruction ‘cause they're fuckin pro's at it. You get a book
called ‘Combatives’ you can learn how to kill a guy in thirty
seconds by pulling his tongue out and twisting his nose. I mean,
you don't learn that here, right? They don't teach you that.
They teach you about making bombs? Nope, boom. Well, you're
1!
art
going to ask about the bombings. What's this sound going around.
}:
Hoe
New York blew up an IBM office. You've seen one, you've seen them
rie ee
nt
i
all." (Here, Hoffman makes noise to imitate bomb going off.)
ry wink
"Bombings, pea shooters, plastic bombs. Better living through
sey
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chemistry. The Yippies believe in a violation of every law
including the law of gravity. What goes up don't necessarily have
to come down.
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