All Saul Alinsky Quotes
- 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… Army
- The first step in community organization is community disorganization. The disruption of the present organization is the first step toward community organization. Present arrangements must… All
- Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counteract ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage. Advantage
- Keep the pressure on, with different tactics and actions, and utilize all events of the period for your purpose. Action
- The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength. Enemy
- One acts decisively only in the conviction that all the angels are on one side and all the devils on the other. Acts
- 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… Act
- Theres another reason for working inside the system. Dostoevsky said that taking a new step is what people fear most. Any revolutionary change must be… Acceptance
- My only fixed truth is a belief in people, a conviction that if people have the opportunity to act freely and the power to control… Act
- As an organizer I start from where the world is, as it is, not as I would like it to be. That we accept the… Accept
- I prize my own independence too much. And philosophically, I could never accept any rigid dogma or ideology, whether it's Christianity or Marxism…The greatest crimes… Accept
- 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… Funny
- The most effective means are whatever will achieve the desired results. Achieve
- Dogma, Whatever Form It Takes, Is The Ultimate Enemy Of Human Freedom. Dogma
- Never let a crisis go to waste Crisis
- Radicals must be resilient, adaptable to shifting political circumstances, and sensitive enough to the process of action and reaction to avoid being trapped by their… Action
- Control healthcare and you control the people Control
- History is a relay of revolutions. History
- Organization for action will now and in the decade ahead center upon America's white middle class. That is where the power is. ... Our rebels… Action
- The practical revolutionary will understand Goethe's 'conscience is the virtue of observers and not of agents of action'; in action, one does not always enjoy… Action
- In a fight almost anything goes. It almost reaches the point where you stop to apologize if a chance blow lands above the belt. Almost Anything
- As an organizer I start from where the world is, as it is, not as I would like it to be. From
- Last guys don't finish nice. Enemy
- From the moment an organizer enters a community, he lives, dreams, eats, breathes, sleeps only one thing, and that is to build the mass power… Army
- Power goes to two poles-to those who've got the money and those who've got the people. Goes