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| − | * 'Whose Communists are they - yours or ours?' If they are ours, then we are all for them. If they are yours, obviously we are against them. Communism itself is irrelevant. The issue is whether they are on our side or yours.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pZSxoneee7gC&pg=PA227 Reveille for Radicals], page 227</ref> | + | * "The Radical is deeply interested in social planning but just as deeply suspicious of and antagonistic to any idea of plans which work from the top down. Democracy to him is working from the bottom up."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pZSxoneee7gC&pg=PA227 Reveille for Radicals], page 17</ref> |
| + | * "'Whose Communists are they - yours or ours?' If they are ours, then we are all for them. If they are yours, obviously we are against them. Communism itself is irrelevant. The issue is whether they are on our side or yours."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pZSxoneee7gC&pg=PA227 Reveille for Radicals], page 227</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:24, September 4, 2017
Reveille for Radicals (pronounced rev e li) is the first book written by community organizer Saul David Alinsky, in 1946. In the book, Alinsky demonstrates his ability to tell stories and demonstrates how he uses this to move or manipulate people into doing what he wants them to do.
Contrasted with Alinsky's third book Rules for Radicals, Reveille highlights through storytelling the proper functioning of a community organizer, in Alinsky's view.
Quotes
- "The Radical is deeply interested in social planning but just as deeply suspicious of and antagonistic to any idea of plans which work from the top down. Democracy to him is working from the bottom up."[1]
- "'Whose Communists are they - yours or ours?' If they are ours, then we are all for them. If they are yours, obviously we are against them. Communism itself is irrelevant. The issue is whether they are on our side or yours."[2]
References
- ↑ Reveille for Radicals, page 17
- ↑ Reveille for Radicals, page 227
External links
- Reveille for Radicals, by Saul Alinsky, PDF download