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Millions of copies of this book were bought and distributed by supporters of Goldwater, making it one of the all-time best selling conservative political books in the United States.  The book helped launch the career of Phyllis Schlafly as a [[movement conservative]].

Millions of copies of this book were bought and distributed by supporters of Goldwater, making it one of the all-time best selling conservative political books in the United States.  The book helped launch the career of Phyllis Schlafly as a [[movement conservative]].

[[Image:Schlafly phyllis.jpg|right|thumb|170px|[[Phyllis Schlafly]] ]]

[[Image:Phyllis Schlafly at rally.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Phyllis Schlafly leading a rally in the late 1970s as she defeated the [[Equal Rights Amendment]]]]

==Subsequent influence on political events==

==Subsequent influence on political events==

'''''The election of [[Donald Trump]] as president in 2016 was the fulfillment of the vision in this prophetic work.''''' The ''New York Times'' credited this book with the rise of Trump and [[Jeff Sessions]], who was Trump's top nominee for his Cabinet:<ref>[http://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/08/us/politics/jeff-sessions-attorney-general.html  Sharon LaFraniere and Matt Apuzzo, "Jeff Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track," ''New York Times'' (Jan. 6, 2017)].</ref>

'''''The election of [[Donald Trump]] as president in 2016 was the fulfillment of the vision in this prophetic work.''''' The ''New York Times'' credited this book with the rise of Trump and [[Jeff Sessions]], who was Trump's top nominee for his Cabinet:<ref>[http://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/08/us/politics/jeff-sessions-attorney-general.html  Sharon LaFraniere and Matt Apuzzo, "Jeff Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track," ''New York Times'' (Jan. 6, 2017)].</ref>

{{cquote|In high school, ... Mr. Sessions was fascinated by Phyllis Schlafly’s book “A Choice Not an Echo,” a catechism on the split between the Republican Party establishment and its right wing. The book enjoined true conservatives to topple the party’s kingmakers and compromisers, presaging the rise of the [[Tea Party]] and Mr. Trump — and now, Mr. Sessions himself.}}

{{cquote|In high school, ... Mr. Sessions was fascinated by Phyllis Schlafly’s book “A Choice Not an Echo,” a catechism on the split between the Republican Party establishment and its right wing. The book enjoined true conservatives to topple the party’s kingmakers and compromisers, presaging the rise of the [[Tea Party]] and Mr. Trump — and now, Mr. Sessions himself.}}

== See also ==

== See also ==