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Abbie Hoffman — Part 31
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there've been eight printings of that book.
. at it, you'll see every
art edition has “Fearless F--- (obscene)" on the
back and every evening edition has not, and you can
dust like trace my steps, you know, running up to
dom House and so I figured it was doing so good
I'd put it on the cover and thirty publishers rejected
the book, and you know, they just couldn't believe
it. You know, they gust couldn't believe that I
would write a book that they wouldn't publish, you
know, and it was no mean feat, you know. People
said things like, ‘this book will end free speech,’
you know, and stuff like that. But I published it
myself. Most book stores in the country won't
carry it. (illegible) Nobody will accept that.
It's how to rip off everything in the country.
It's how to live and survive as outlaws and there's
lots of neat, you know, ways, how to forge credit
cards, counterfeit money, got good stuff in it,
you know.”
(Unidentified voice from audience: "Js there
an excerpt from that in 'Ramparts'?")
"Yeah, There was a lamk of it."
(Unidentified Voice from audience: "What do you
do with the bread from your books?")
“Well - which book, "Revolution (illegible>?'
I got 25 grand, was five times the most I ever had
in my life, I ever accumulated in one spot and I
turned over (illegible) committee to defend the
Panthers for bail, for one of the Panthers (illegible).
Guilt money. I'm not so sure (illegible) I should
be giving the money for bail, you know, but most of
the money, unfortunately, goes to keep us out of
prison. The trial in Chicago cost like $380,000,
you know. Twice as mich as the movies. But in
fact, the Govermment has its forces totally mobilized.
They know we don't keep the money in Swiss banks,
see, and that's why, for example, all the money that
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