This work has been declared by the AHA board as historic, and is superseded by Humanist Manifesto III. The Manifesto is a product of many minds. It was designed to represent a developing point of view, not a new creed.
Re: the iron law of oligarchy Aug22-09, 10:47 PM JRDunassigned: The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory, first developed by the German syndicalist sociologist Robert Michels in his 1911 book, Political Parties. This is actually wrong.
Writing in 350 BC, the Greek philosopher Aristotle declared, The rule of law is better than the rule of any individual.. Mikhail Bakunin said: All law has for its object to confirm and exalt into a system the exploitation of the workers by a ruling class. Cicero said more law, less justice.