Saul Alinsky Rules For Radicals Quotations

It is a sad fact of life that power and fear are the fountainheads of faith.

The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.

Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.

Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.

The most unethical of all means is the non-use of any means.

As an organizer I start from where the world is, as it is, not as I would like it to be.

The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength.

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.

Change comes from power, and power comes from organization.

If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.

Control healthcare and you control the people