12/18/14- Olsen- Chapter 1

"Notice that the interests that all of these diverse types of organizations are expected to further are for the most part common interests: the union members' common interest in higher wages, the farmers' common interest in favorable legislation, the cartel members' common interest in higher prices, the stockholders' common interest in higher dividends and stock prices, the citizens' common interest in good government. It is not an accident that the diverse types of organizations listed are all supposed to work primarily for the common interests of their members. Purely personal or individual interests can be advanced, and usually advanced most efficiently, by individual, unorganized action. There is obviously no purpose in having an organization when individual, unorganized action can serve the interests of the individual as well as or better than an organization: there would, for example, be no point in forming an organization simply to play solitaire."

   What this excerpt from the article is stating is how there is a single purpose to an organization, and that is only interest. It is stated in this paragraph as; union members wanting higher wages, and farmers wanting favorable legislation. The point of forming an organization is because of individual's personal requests, and that the only way that an organization would be developed is if unorganized action would be taken. In order to develop certain new laws that would benefit citizens, there must be an organization formed that would assist its own cause, rather than taking unorganized action to "benefit" a single individual, rather than the goal of the organization itself. 

The reason as to why I chose this paragraph is because, today in modern times, there are issues regarding representation in government, wages, and even rights to a certain group. Many have been denied these rights but when worked in large numbers by creating organizations, a certain action can be accomplished. I believe that with the assistance of many other looking upon a same concept, any goal can be accomplished, that is the reason as to why I chose this paragraph.