One’s Concern With The Ethics Of Means

The Seventh Rule Of The Ethics Of Means And Ends Is That Generally Success Or Failure Is A Mighty Determinant Of Ethics. The Judgment Of History Leans Heavily On The Outcome Of Success Or Failure; It Spells The Difference Between The Traitor And The Patriotic Hero. There Can Be No Such Thing As A Successful Traitor, For If One Succeeds He Becomes A Founding Father.

We Must Face The Bitter Fact That We Have Forsaken Our Great Dream Of A Life Of, For, And By The People; That The Burning Passions And Ideals Of The American Dream Lie Congealed By Cold Cynicism. Great Parts Of The Masses Of Our People No Longer Believe That They Have A Voice Or A Hand In Shaping The Destiny Of This Nation. They Have Not Forsaken Democracy Because Of Any Desire Or Positive Action Of Their Own; They Have Been Driven Down Into The Depths Of A Great Despair Born Of Frustration, Hopelessness, And Apathy. A Democracy Lacking In Popular Participation Dies Of Paralysis.

It Is A World Not Of Angels But Of Angles, Where Men Speak Of Moral Principles But Act On Power Principles; A World Where We Are Always Moral And Our Enemies Always Immoral.

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

The Organizer Must Become Schizoid, Politically, In Order To Slip Into Becoming A True Believer. Before Men Can Act An Issue Must Be Polarized. Men Will Act When They Are Convinced Their Cause Is 100 Percent On The Side Of The Angels And That The Opposition Are 100 Percent On The Side Of The Devil. He Knows There Can Be No Action Until Issues Are Polarized To This Degree.