Saul Alinsky Quote

The practical revolutionary will understand Goethe's 'conscience is the virtue of observers and not of agents of action'; in action, one does not always enjoy the luxury of a decision that is consistent both with one's individual conscience and the good of mankind.

Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals (ed. Vintage, 2010) - ISBN: 9780307756893