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In a letter written in 1971, Rodham had asked Alinsky when his new book, ''Rules For Radicals'' was going to be published:
 
In a letter written in 1971, Rodham had asked Alinsky when his new book, ''Rules For Radicals'' was going to be published:
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:''"When is that new book coming out — or has it come and I somehow missed the fulfillment of Revelation? I have just had my one-thousandth conversation about Reveille [for Radicals] and need some new material to throw at people. You are being rediscovered again as the New Left-type politicos are finally beginning to think seriously about the hard work and mechanics of organizing. I seem to have survived law school, slightly bruised, with my belief in and zest for organizing intact."''
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:''"When is that new book coming out — or has it come and I somehow missed the fulfillment of Revelation? I have just had my one-thousandth conversation about'' Reveille [for Radicals] ''and need some new material to throw at people. You are being rediscovered again as the New Left-type politicos are finally beginning to think seriously about the hard work and mechanics of organizing. I seem to have survived law school, slightly bruised, with my belief in and zest for organizing intact."''
    
''Rules For Radicals''<ref>Alinsky, Saul (1971).  [https://archive.org/details/RulesForRadicals ''Rules for Radicals''] (New York: Random House).  Reprinted at Internet Archive.</ref> outlined twelve basic rules<ref>http://www.bestofbeck.com/wp/activism/saul-alinskys-12-rules-for-radicals</ref> for overthrowing a government, and Rodham read it voraciously.  Alinsky's methods included "demonizing" and "ridiculing" the opposition, using the expertise of poor as a weapon, and using lies and innuendo to their fullest advantage.  Alinsky wrote:
 
''Rules For Radicals''<ref>Alinsky, Saul (1971).  [https://archive.org/details/RulesForRadicals ''Rules for Radicals''] (New York: Random House).  Reprinted at Internet Archive.</ref> outlined twelve basic rules<ref>http://www.bestofbeck.com/wp/activism/saul-alinskys-12-rules-for-radicals</ref> for overthrowing a government, and Rodham read it voraciously.  Alinsky's methods included "demonizing" and "ridiculing" the opposition, using the expertise of poor as a weapon, and using lies and innuendo to their fullest advantage.  Alinsky wrote:
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