The first step in community organization is community disorganization. Saul Alinsky communitydisorganizationorganization Change image and share on social
The organizer dedicated to changing the life of a particular community must first rub raw the resentments of the people of the community. Saul Alinsky changecommunitydedicate Change image and share on social
I've never joined any organization - not even the ones I've organized myself. I prize my own independence too much. Saul Alinsky haveindependencejoin Change image and share on social
Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. Saul Alinsky freezepersonalizepick Change image and share on social
Mankind has been and is divided into three parts: the Haves, the Have-Nots, and the Have-a-Little, Want Mores. Saul Alinsky dividehavesmankind Change image and share on social
If the ends don't justify the means, what does? Saul Alinsky endjustifymean Change image and share on social
Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict. Saul Alinsky abrasiveabstractchange Change image and share on social
Tactics mean doing what you can with what you have. Saul Alinsky tactic Change image and share on social
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 their own destinies, they'll generally reach the right decisions. Saul Alinsky actbeliefcontrol Change image and share on social