Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.
Power concedes nothing without a demand.
A Guide for Grassroots Activists , by Si Kahn. A no-nonsense manual on the nuts and bolts of political organizing by an experienced union and community organizer and folksinger. As a tribute to his organizing skills, his book is praised by Jesse Jackson, U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, Holly Near, and other activists. A Guide for Nonprofits and Activists , by Jason Salzman. Published in 1998.