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A theoretical analysis of what basically motivates people to participate in politics. For the majority, pol'al participation is almost completely instrumental. They get pol'ly active to guarantee their basic security in such things as food, clothing, shelter, health, & physical safety from intra- & international violence or to gain a sense of belonging to some group other than family, church, trade union, etc. They pursue inherently enjoyable activities largely outside politics. For the small pol'ly active minority, Lasswell has argued that the basic goal is power, deference, or the displacement of private aggressions on public objects. Businessmen also need power; movie actresses, deference; Marx displaced his private aggressions on public objects. Among presidents of the US, Harding had little evident desire for power, or John Q. Adams for deference; Jefferson was not remarkable for his private aggressions. The only common motivation for the pol'ly active is their inherent & profound enjoyment of state-craft-however strong their other motivations may be. AA-IPSA.