History is a relay of revolutions.

Saul Alinsky

Rules for Radicals

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Topic

History Revolution Plus ça change

Author

Saul Alinsky

Source

Rules for Radicals

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Activist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Alinksy, Saul. Rules for the Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals. Random House, 1971.

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A revolution is not the same as inviting people to dinner, or writing an essay, or painting a picture... A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

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