"The '60s are gone, dope will never be as cheap, sex never as free, and the rock and roll never as great"
- Abbie Hoffman
About this Quote
In this quote, Abbie Hoffman is reviewing the decade of the 1960s and how it has actually passed. He believes that the period of the '60s was a time of flexibility and disobedience, where drugs were easily available and sex was more open and accepted. He also believes that the music of that time, particularly rock and roll, was at its peak and will never ever be as fantastic again. Hoffman is revealing a sense of nostalgia for the '60s and acknowledging that those times are now gone. He might likewise be talking about the changing social and cultural landscape of the world.
This quote is written / told by Abbie Hoffman between November 30, 1936 and April 12, 1989. He/she was a famous Activist from USA.
The author also have 19 other quotes.
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"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"