Collective action

"Man becomes conscious of himself and his humanity only in society and only by the collective action of the whole society."

"An institution is defined as collective action in control, liberation and expansion of individual action."

"Human beings have always had common purpose and destiny for which there have always been collective efforts."

"What is missing from the 's tool kit - and from the set of accepted, well-developed theories of human organization - is an adequately specified theory of collective action whereby a group of principals can organize themselves voluntarily to retain the residuals of their own efforts."