Saul D. Alinsky: "To lose your 'identity'..."

"To lose your 'identity' as a citizen of democracy is but a step from losing your identity as a person. People react to this frustration by not acting at all. The separation of the people from the routine daily functions of citizenship is heartbreak in a democracy... [Such a] citizen sinks further into apathy, anonymity, and depersonalization."

—Saul D. Alinsky, on democracy as an political system. From Rules for Radicals (p xxvi)

Saul D. Alinsky: "People who profess the..."

"People who profess the democratic faith but yearn for the dark security of dependency where they can be spared the burden of decisions. Reluctant to grow up, or incapable of doing so, they want to remain children and be cared for by others... the fault lies not in the system, but in themselves."

—Saul D. Alinsky, on democracy as an political system. From Rules for Radicals (p xxv)

Saul D. Alinsky: "People cannot be free..."

"People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others."

—Saul D. Alinsky, on democracy as an political system. From Rules for Radicals (p xxv)

Saul D. Alinsky: "Great dangers always accompany..."

"Great dangers always accompany great opportunities. The possibility of destruction is always implicit in the act of creation. Thus, the greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself."

—Saul D. Alinsky, on democracy as an political system. From Rules for Radicals (p xxiv)