America's Corporations Are A Spiritual Slum, And

The Only People Who Become Disillusioned Are People Who Have Illusions.

From The Moment The Organizer Enters A Community He Lives, Dreams... Only One Thing And That Is To Build The Mass Power Base Of What He Calls The Army. Until He Has Developed That Mass Power Base, He Confronts No Major Issues.... Until He Has Those Means And Power Instruments, His Tactics Are Very Different From Power Tactics. Therefore, Every Move Revolves Around One Central Point: How Many Recruits Will This Bring Into The Organization, Whether By Means Of Local Organizations, Churches, Service Groups, Labor Unions, Corner Gangs, Or As Individuals.

The Organizers First Job Is To Create The Issues Or Problems, And Organizations Must Be Based On Many Issues. The Organizer Must First Rub Raw The Resentments Of The People Of The Community; Fan The Latent Hostilities Of Many Of The People To The Point Of Overt Expression. He Must Search Out Controversy And Issues, Rather Than Avoid Them, For Unless There Is Controversy People Are Not Concerned Enough To Act. . . . An Organizer Must Stir Up Dissatisfaction And Discontent.

The Establishment Can Accept Being Screwed, But Not Being Laughed At

The Prince Was Written By Machiavelli For The Haves On How To Hold Power. Rules For Radicals Is Written For The Have-nots On How To Take It Away. In This Book We Are Concerned With How To Create Mass Organizations To Seize Power And Give It To The People; To Realize The Democratic Dream Of Equality, Justice, Peace, Cooperation, Equal And Full Opportunities For Education, Full And Useful Employment, Health, And The Creation Of Those Circumstances In Which Man Can Have The Chance To Live By Values That Give Meaning To Life.