"AT THE ROOT OF EVERY BAD CONDITION WILL BE FOUND A SUPPRESSIVE PERSON. "

— L. Ron Hubbard
HCO PL 16 May 1965
Indicators of Orgs

"SUPPRESSIVE PRESENCE: Mistakes or accidents or injuries occur in the presence of suppression. "

— L. Ron Hubbard
HCO B 11 July 1973RB
Assist Summary

"Therefore whether "society" accepts or not we must also extend our "Pax Scientologica" as a spearhead before our direct technical action or nobody will stand still to be audited but run in terror and just a handful of us will go free. The rest of society will simply cave in. ¶ So we may as well develop the habit early regardless of whether they accept our admin tech or not. Extend it always. Shrug at any gasps or protests. ¶ And then we'll have a spread over things that forms no ridge between "them" and "us". ¶ You see, none is fair game until he or she declares against us. And only those who so declare are suppressive."

— L. Ron Hubbard
HCO PL 2 April 1965
Administration Outside Scientology