Jerry Rubin
Jerry Rubin
Jerry Clyde Rubinwas an American social activist, anti-war leader, and counterculture icon during the 1960s and 1970s. During the 1980s, he became a successful businessman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth14 July 1938
CountryUnited States of America
mistake thinking yesterday
You can't pay attention to your mistakes. I made a mistake today, I made a mistake yesterday. I think it's... very important to ignore the negative.
heart giving judging
Our strategy was to give Judge Hoffman a heart attack. We gave the court system a heart attack, which is even better.
social wealthy reformers
Some of the greatest social reformers of our time were wealthy.
risk importance rhetoric
We had a sense of importance that would have led us to risk our lives for our rhetoric.
want way rooms
...in your living room, you're scared shitless. And that's just where the power structure wants you. In the middle of a riot, I've never found anybody who's chickenshit. The way to eliminate fear is to do what you're most afraid of.
situation ultimate-power ultimate
The power to define the situation is the ultimate power.
parent firsts oppressors
Our parents are our first oppressors.
religious men self
All money represents theft… To steal from the rich is a sacred and religious act. While looting, a man to his own self is true.
kids community revolution
Revolution is profitable. So the capitalists sell it... The hip capitalists have some allies within the revolutionary community: longhairs who work as intermediaries between the kids on the street and the millionaire businessmen.
revolution
We create revolution by living it.
new-york cities bigs
Every person on the streets of New York is a type. The city is one big theater where everyone is on display.
live-your-life vote
Politics is how you live your life, not whom you vote for.
country parent firsts
Until you're prepared to kill your parents, you're not really prepared to change the country because our parents are our first oppressors.
strong sex men
Most men act so tough and strong on the outside because on the inside, we are scared, weak, and fragile. Men, not women, are the weaker sex.