28+ Jerry Rubin Quotes On Education, World And Habits

Jerry Rubin was an American social activist and revolutionary who was a key figure in the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s. He was part of the Chicago Seven, a group of anti-war protesters charged with conspiracy and inciting to riot in 1968. He was also a founding member of the Yippies, a youth-oriented countercultural revolutionary offshoot of the New Left. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Jerry Rubin on life, leadership, education.

Top 10 Jerry Rubin Quotes

1. The backseat produced the sexual revolution.
2. I am a child of America. If ever I'm sent to Death Row for my revolutionary 'crimes,' I'll order as my last meal: a hamburger, french fries, and a coke.
3. 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.
4. The power to define the situation is the ultimate power.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. By the end, everybody had a label - pig, liberal, radical, revolutionary... If you had everything but a gun, you were a radical but not a revolutionary.
8. The individual who signs the check has the ultimate power.
9. American youth is looking for a reason to die.
10. Our strategy was to give Judge Hoffman a heart attack. We gave the court system a heart attack, which is even better.

Jerry Rubin Short Quotes

• The problem of fame is that you get frozen in one frame and nothing you do can alter the name.
• The capitalist imperialism is gonna be destroyed.
• I'm famous. That's my job.
• I would be copping out if I stayed in the myth of the '60s.
• Don't trust anyone over thirty
• We had a sense of importance that would have led us to risk our lives for our rhetoric.
• Politics is how you live your life, not whom you vote for.
• High school studfents are the largest oppressed minority in America.
• Our parents are our first oppressors.
• Some of the greatest social reformers of our time were wealthy.

Jerry Rubin Quotes About 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. — Jerry Rubin

By the end, everybody had a label -- pig, liberal, radical, revolutionary ... If you had everything but a gun, you were a radical but not a revolutionary. — Jerry Rubin

We create revolution by living it. — Jerry Rubin

Jerry Rubin Famous Quotes And Sayings

...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. — Jerry Rubin

The jobs are there, but, particularly for working adults, traditional education just isnt going to cut it. New ways for training that meet the real-life requirements for adults are critically important. — Jerry Rubin

A lot of these industries are having difficulty finding reliable workers with the skills they require. — Jerry Rubin

Until you're prepared to kill your parents, you're not really prepared to change the country because our parents are our first oppressors. — Jerry Rubin

Every person on the streets of New York is a type. The city is one big theater where everyone is on display. — Jerry Rubin

Life Lessons by Jerry Rubin

1. Jerry Rubin's activism has taught us the importance of standing up for what we believe in, no matter the cost. He demonstrated the power of peaceful protest and civil disobedience to bring about social change. His work has also shown us that it is possible to effect change through creative and unconventional methods.