Essentials Quote by Saul Alinsky

“Humor is essential to a successful tactician, for the most potent weapons known to mankind are satire and ridicule.”

Saul Alinsky

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The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.

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The very first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom -- Lucifer.

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I've never joined any organization - not even the ones I've organized myself. I prize my own independence too much.

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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. They hope for a future where the means of economic production will be owned by all of the people instead of just a comparative handful. They feel that this minority control of production facilities is injurious…

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Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people…

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The first step in community organization is community disorganization.

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Power just goes to two poles — to those who've got money, and those who've got people.

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The establishment can accept being screwed, but not being laughed at

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To the organizer, compromise is a key and beautiful word. It is always present in the pragmatics of operation... If you start with nothing,…

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Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.

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Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman.

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A child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine.

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The rights essential to happiness. . . . We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings and Lord of all the earth.

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