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'''Saul David Alinsky''' (January 30, 1909 – June 12, 1972) was an author, activist, and liberal community organizer and rabble-rouser in Chicago who developed a method of local organizing that was widely copied by Democrats, and influenced [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]]. He is credited with coining the term "community organizer."  His most well-known accomplishment was the book ''[[Rules for Radicals]]''.  He wanted reform inside the system by pressuring government officials to take into account the needs and wants of neighborhood residents, and he believed that the end justified any means.

'''Saul David Alinsky''' (January 30, 1909 – June 12, 1972) was an author, activist, and left-wing community organizer and rabble-rouser in Chicago who developed a method of local organizing that was widely copied by Democrats, and influenced [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]]. He is credited with coining the term "community organizer."  His most well-known accomplishment was the book ''[[Rules for Radicals]]''.  He wanted reform inside the system by pressuring government officials to take into account the needs and wants of neighborhood residents, and he believed that the end justified any means.

He was opposed by far-left radicals who wanted to destroy [[capitalism]] and who feared that Alinsky was strengthening it by resolving the issues most important to the poor, and was nicknamed "The Red" for his radicalism—his book was dedicated tongue-in-cheek to Lucifer, the first radical.<ref name="worldnetdaily.com">[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&PageId=76170 Guess who recommended Obama to enter Harvard] [[WND|Worldnetdaily]], September 24, 2008</ref>

He was opposed by far-left radicals who wanted to destroy [[capitalism]] and who feared that Alinsky was strengthening it by resolving the issues most important to the poor, and was nicknamed "The Red" for his radicalism—his book was dedicated tongue-in-cheek to Lucifer, the first radical.<ref name="worldnetdaily.com">[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&PageId=76170 Guess who recommended Obama to enter Harvard] [[WND|Worldnetdaily]], September 24, 2008</ref>