In this world laws are written for the lofty aim of "the common good" and then acted out in life on the basis of the common greed.

From the moment an organizer enters a community, he lives, dreams, eats, breathes, sleeps only one thing, and that is to build the mass power base of what he calls the army.

Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem.

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

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.

No issue can be negotiated unless you first have the clout to compel negotiation.

Once you accept your own death, all of a sudden you're free to live. You no longer care about your reputation. You no longer care except so far as your life can be used tactically to promote a cause you believe in.