Paul Rosenfels's TIP

TIP: "When the creative assertive individual rejects the dogma he is supposed to believe, he finds himself in the position of a mobile wanderer who cannot make enduring attachments. At first he can only separate himself from the seductions of socially reinforced beliefs through giving full play to his anger at the ignorance and dishonesty of social influences. His heretical refusal to believe in anything which he has been taught is necessary if he is to deal with his own tendency to be ensnared by the temptations of easy sensual rewards. He is in the position of a person who has been cheated by a skillful confidence man and now must test every apparent value through personal experience before accepting it. As inner growth brings him an increasing ability to choose his areas of opportunity, his anger can diminish in favor of the constructive aspects of his activities. He can resolve his anger at society when he retains the right to choose his own human world, dealing with society as a changing entity which can be influenced by the leadership inherent in moral capacity.[RETAINS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE HIS OWN HUMAN WORLD.]

The establishment of social institutions gives expression to the individual aspiration toward self-expression. The demonstration of social techniques is constantly taking place; those whose modes of action are antisocial in effect do not receive the cooperation of the group. Methods which are unique but have the effect of overcoming anger through their potential in increasing the scope of human cooperation become the instruments of leadership; as such methods take over, they establish new institutionalized ways of acting. All assertive growth on the individual level is a development of the resources of power and has the effect of socializing the individual, for the presence of fixed anger in the life of the individual tends to destroy the social conformity. Right which comes out of the exploitation of the resources of power is a great asset to others in overcoming the anger in their lives. The less anger there is in individuals, the more objective power guides their social life together. A government enlivened by vigorous social methods provides a stimulating environment for the development of creative social thinking. Only in a world operated by power can men find abiding security."

--Paul Rosenfels