This work has been declared by the AHA board as historic, and is superseded by Humanist Manifesto III.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.
Robertâs Rules of Order is a book that was first published in 1876, by US Army Brigadier General Henry Martyn Robert that provides a suggested structure of how to run meetings effectively. As the story goes, Robert had to lead a church meeting in 1863 and he felt inadequately prepared for such a responsibility.