The Ninth Rule Of The Ethics Of

As An Organizer I Start From Where The World Is, As It Is, Not As I Would Like It To Be.

Human Beings Do Not Like To Look Squarely Into The Face Of Tragedy. Gloom Is Unpopular.

A Good Tactic Is One That Your People Enjoy.

The End Is What You Want, The Means Is How You Get It. Whenever We Think About Social Change, The Question Of Means And Ends Arises. The Man Of Action Views The Issue Of Means And Ends In Pragmatic And Strategic Terms. He Has No Other Problem; He Thinks Only Of His Actual Resources And The Possibilities Of Various Choices Of Action. He Asks Of Ends Only Whether They Are Achievable And Worth The Cost; Of Means, Only Whether They Will Work. ... The Real Arena Is Corrupt And Bloody.

The Thirteenth Rule Of Radical Tactics: Pick The Target, Freeze It, Personalize It, And Polarize It.