The very first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
In this world laws are written for the lofty aim of "the common good" and then acted out in life on the… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
The Prince was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. Rules for Radicals is written for the Have-Nots… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
Lest we forget at least an over the shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology and history… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
The organizer must become schizoid, politically, in order to slip into becoming a true believer. Before men can act an issue must… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
Men don't like to step abruptly out of the security of familiar experience; they need a bridge to cross from their own… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, who then react to… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
The end is what you want, the means is how you get it. Whenever we think about social change, the question of… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
It is a world not of angels but of angles, where men speak of moral principles but act on power principles; a… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counteract ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
The very first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
I've never joined any organization - not even the ones I've organized myself. I prize my own independence too much. — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
Everybody owned stock in the Capone mob; in a way, he was a public benefactor. I remember one time when he arrived at his… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
First rule of change is controversy. You can't get away from it for the simple reason all issues are controversial. Change means movement, and… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
Radicals, on the other hand, want to advance from the jungle of laissez-faire capitalism to a world worthy of the name of human civilization.… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
The first step in community organization is community disorganization. — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
Power just goes to two poles — to those who've got money, and those who've got people. — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
To the organizer, compromise is a key and beautiful word. It is always present in the pragmatics of operation... If you start with nothing,… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
