The preferred world can be seen any evening on television in the succession of programs where the good always wins

I prize my own independence too much. And philosophically, I could never accept any rigid dogma or ideology, whether it's Christianity or Marxism…The greatest crimes in history have been perpetrated by such religious and political and racial fanatics, from the persecutions of the Inquisition on down to Communist purges and Nazi genocide.

In a fight almost anything goes. It almost reaches the point where you stop to apologize if a chance blow lands above the belt.

Radicals must be resilient, adaptable to shifting political circumstances, and sensitive enough to the process of action and reaction to avoid being trapped by their own tactics and forced to travel a road not of their choosing.

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

Action comes from keeping the heat on. No politician can sit on a hot issue if you make it hot enough.

A good tactic is one that your people enjoy.