"Always be conscious of the essence of freedom and always be conscious and sensitive to efforts [that try to] curtail it and restrict it. As much as it's possible, to fight against that. For once you give ground on those issues, you're going to end up in a position where you can't fight your way back to freedom again"

Groubert calls for the old-time judge, like Judge Julius Hoffman, who presided over the 1968 Chicago 7 Trial.  Abbie Hoffman, 1936-1989, was a bit of a political genius because he had comedic genius.  

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Judge Hoffman is back as the Trump Judge. Trump's lawyers should watch and learn how to act in a circus show trial.

— Mark Groubert (@lordbuckly) November 12, 2023

Judge Julius Hoffman was the federal judge who presided over the Chicago 7 Trial of 1968.

Steal This Book is Abbie Hoffman's 1971 popular book.

Be sure to watch this episode of America's Untold Stories, "Who Was Abbie Hoffman?" 2022 to get a better understanding of who Abbie Hoffman was. 

Groubert recommends Larry Sloman's book, Steal This Dream: Abbie Hoffman and the Counterculture Revolution in America, 1998.