88 Precepts


88 Precepts is an essay or manifesto written by David Lane, a member of the neo-Nazi terrorist organization The Order. Written while Lane was serving a 190-year prison sentence, "88 Precepts" is a treatise on natural law, religion, race, and politics, and is an expansion upon Lane's Fourteen Words. The 88 precepts are commonly regarded as "tenets of white-separatist life" that are used by white-supremacy groups and those who advocate white nationalism and separatism. Lane was heavily critical of democracy, multiculturalism, and racial integration, and sought to establish "exlusive White territorial imperatives". "88 Precepts" is part of a series of documents that were printed and distributed by Lane's 14 Word Press, including a White Genocide Manifesto with "14 points".
Lane claimed that 14-88 was an integral part of his "Pyramid Prophecy" and the fundamental doctrine in his religion of Wotanism including a piece of poetry called "88 Lines and 14 Words". 1488 is a combination of 14 as in Lane's Fourteen Words and 88, a white nationalist/supremacist slogan for "Heil Hitler".
As with his other writing, Lane repeats the claims of his "fourteen words" that white people are threatened by other races. "88 Precepts" includes instructions for securing, protecting, preserving, and establishing all-white territory.
Consistent with the restrictive gender roles of the Aryan Nations, of which Lane was a member, precept 35 of "88 Precepts" regards homosexuality as unnatural and views sex as for reproduction to increase the white population. Lane views sex as a motivation for male subjugation of women, who are expected to be subservient. Lane advises men to subjugate women via power and control of territory, and advises white men to take arms for this purpose.
The essay has been cited as an important text on a website run by a person or group using the name of the defunct KKK group United Klans of America.