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The prerequisite for an ideology is possession of a basic truth.

Saul Alinsky

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Saul Alinsky
Age: 63 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 30
Died: 1972
Died: June 12
Activist
Human Rights Activist
Sociologist
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Chicago
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Saul David Alinsky
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A good tactic is one that your people enjoy.
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