Saul Alinsky (Saul David Alinsky) Quotes

Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.

Saul Alinsky

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• Personally I was just sick of the mimicry of American culture that was going on because it wasn't natural for us. We had grown up listening to reggae music in our communities. People were enjoying what we were doing with out music - we didn't have to work to sell it to them.

  

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• Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.

  

  Saul Alinsky
  • Weapon
  • Ridicule
  • Potent