Manifesto

Manifesto (a noun) means a public written declaration of intentions, opinions, motives or views.  A manifesto can come from an individual, group, government or political party.  It is often political or artistic in nature.  In religion it is referred to as a creed. 

The United States Declaration of Independence is one example of a manifesto. The Communist Manifesto, written in 1848 by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is considered one of the most influential political manifesto’s.  The Art of Noises is a futurist manifesto written by Luigi Russolo in 1913, arguing that the human ear had become accustomed to the speed, energy and noise of the urban life. 

Just this last week, ex-LAPD police officer Christopher Dorner posted a revengeful manifesto against fellow police officers. A very sad situation that has yet to be resolved.  

Anyone can write a manifesto and there are plenty of resources and templates available on the internet if you are so inclined to write one.  

“In the old times men carried out their rights for themselves as they lived, but nowadays every baby seems born with a social manifesto in its mouth much bigger than itself.”  Oscar Wilde, Irish Poet

"Commitment to the poor is based on the Gospel: it does not have to rely on some political manifesto.” Pope John Paul II originally Karol Jozef Wojtyla, from the Speech at the Third Conference of Latin  American Bishops, Puebla.