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Abbie Hoffman — Part 28
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free planet. We viewed it as that
struggle with a dying death culture
and thats represented by the government.
David Frost: If you had ‘the power to fashion your
country tomorrow, how would it differ?
Abbie Hoffman: It would be heaven. I mean I'm a
heavenist, I believe in heaven, and I
think that we could have it, I'm not
the traditional kind of leftist and I'm
—_ not martyr that uh....I did not have a
a ; good time in jail, none of the seven of
us did, they ran out of nails long before
they got to us. I think we think that
the revolution will come out of jury
rather than out of: sacrifice. We have
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a concept of a revolution which the
technology and the services are available
_ to all of the people come who may...ali
ores , over the world literally heaven on earth;
bot, we think we can have it, we think the
oe technology particularly in this country.
ot so I mean I've been all over to universities
So as the Attorney General cen tell you and
EB Mr. Agnew and it seems that scientist
i not only know how to build a better mouse
trap but now can literally build a better
mouse and the technology is available to
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provide for all the needs and ail the
beg services to do things like keep the rivers
ag clean and keep our garbage and our garbage
i values out of the rest of the worid, and
fo" we fight against that kind of system that
_ does not allow that kind of economic system
Lo to come into being.
David Frost: . Not all the people see the hippie movement
or whatever you care to call it as some-
. thing for the tiny minority, if your
: heaven on earth came about. How would life
“* be better for the other persons, out of
Hew York, (intelligible), out of Chicago?
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