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All Rise

All Rise: Somebodies, Nobodies, and the Politics of Dignity is Robert Fuller’s sequel to his bestselling Somebodies and Nobodies. In All Rise, Fuller argues that rankism — abuse of the power inherent in rank — does serious damage to private relationships and public institutions. The book also explores how to design social institutions that will overcome rankism and protect human dignity while laying the foundation for a dignitarian culture.

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Robert Fuller’s Personal Introduction to All Rise

What People Are Saying

“Any democracy movement is, at its heart, a dignity movement. In All Rise, Bob Fuller gives us the essential tools to fight abuses of rank and to build high-performing institutions and organizations based on respect. All Rise is the operating manual for leaders who recognize the latent power of each individual to make a difference in a free and fair society.”

Wes Boyd, Co-founder of MoveOn.org

“Robert Fuller looks at life through a provocative and unusual lens. Even if you begin by thinking your own worldview is different, you will nonetheless find here an array of observations that leave you intrigued, surprised, and unexpectedly nodding your head in agreement.”

Adam Hochschild, Founder of Mother Jones and author of Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves.

“All Rise: Somebodies, Nobodies, and the Politics of Dignity give us a clear mandate for transforming our society into a true democracy. With insight, compassion, and a fundamental understanding of how rankism in all areas of our culture impacts individuals and communities, the reader is called to look at human degradation and discrimination in new ways. But unlike so many books that only articulate a problem, All Rise gives us a way to go beyond discussion to change our personal relationships, professional practices, and our involvement in our political and economic systems.”

Rosalind Wiseman, author of QueenBee Moms & Kingpin Dads and QueenBees and Wannabes (on which the film Mean Girls was based).

“Fuller has it right: many are just plain tired of the somebodies stealing their dignity….[He] provides us a roadmap to a better society, one that’s characterized by equal dignity for all.”

Robert Spanogle, National Adjutant, The American Legion

“If only all the problems in the world were just about money, or land, or religion, or racism. But in fact, they’re about power. All of these things are just excuses for the ugly tendency of those in power to abuse those without it. Worse, power often seduces the powerless as much as it corrupts the powerful. Robert Fuller exposes these ugly dynamics…and in exposing them, helps to make them easier to overturn.”

Esther Dyson, Internet guru, Editor Release 1.0 and author Release2.1.

“No value is more needed in today’s world than respect for the dignity of others. In this brilliant treatise, Robert Fuller cogently argues the case for re-designing our social institutions to create a “dignitarian society.” His wise recommendations deserve to be widely read – and implemented.”

William Ury, co-author Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In and author The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop.

“This important and useful book, which is not a critique of the concept of rank, but of its abuse, should be read by leaders of ALL failing institutions, particularly those in the public school system. It is a sad commentary on our society that this statement in favor of human dignity should be so necessary at this time.”

A. Lawrence Chickering, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution