Human Beings Do Not Like

The First Step In Community Organization Is Community Disorganization. The Disruption Of The Present Organization Is The First Step Toward Community Organization. Present Arrangements Must Be Disorganized If They Are To Be Displace By New Patterns.... All Change Means Disorganization Of The Old And Organization Of The New.

Asking A Sociologist To Solve A Problem Is Like Prescribing An Enema For Diarrhea.

The Prerequisite For An Ideology Is Possession Of A Basic Truth.

As An Organizer I Start From Where The World Is, As It Is, Not As I Would Like It To Be. That We Accept The World As It Is Does Not In Any Sense Weaken Our Desire To Change It Into What We Believe It Should Be - It Is Necessary To Begin Where The World Is If We Are Going To Change It To What We Think It Should Be.

A Free And Open Society Is An Ongoing Conflict, Interrupted Periodically By Compromises.