88 Precepts

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88 Precepts is an essay written by David Lane, a member of the white supremacist terrorist organization The Order. Written while Lane was serving a 190-year prison sentence, 88 Precepts is a guideline for securing and establishing a white society,[1] and is an expansion upon Lane's own Fourteen Words. 88 Precepts is commonly used by white supremacy groups and those who advocate white nationalism and separatism.[2]

The number "88" is also used by white supremacists to represent "Heil Hitler", as "H" is the eighth letter of the alphabet.[3]

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  1. ^ Anti-Defamation League, David Lane, <http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/lane.asp?xpicked=2&item=lane>. Retrieved on 29 September 2007 
  2. ^ Rider, Sarah, Tolerating Intolerance: Resisting the Urge to Silence Student Opinion in the Writing Classroom, <http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/531>. Retrieved on 29 September 2007 
  3. ^ Montana Human Rights Network News, Billings Skinhead Crew Convicted of Hate Crimes, <http://www.mhrn.org/newsarchive/1101skins.html>. Retrieved on 29 September 2007 

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