Best 6 quotes in «rules for radicals quotes» category

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.

A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.

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

The ninth rule of the ethics of means and ends is that any effective means is automatically judged by the opposition as being unethical.

A good tactic is one that your people enjoy.

All of this evokes the dicta of successful historic propagandists described earlier. From Alinsky's Rules for Radicals: >"Ridicule is man's most potent weapon." >"Keep the pressure on. Never let up." > "development of operations that will keep a constant pressure on the opposition." >"Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it." >"Not every item of news should be published. Rather must those who control news policies endeavor to make every item of news serve a certain purpose." >"Propaganda must facilitate the displacement of aggression by specifying the targets for hatred.