It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.

Quote by Samuel Adams

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It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen...

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen...

The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth,...

The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth,...

The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against...

The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against...

He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will...

He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will...

We cannot make events. Our business is wisely to improve them.

We cannot make events. Our business is wisely to improve them.

The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who...

The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who...

Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall...

Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall...

The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who...

The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who...

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!

How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly...

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly...

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than the animating contest...

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than the animating contest...

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in...

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in...

Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the...

Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the...

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear

Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is...

Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is...

Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil,...

Man is a being with free will; therefore, each man is potentially good or evil,...

It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But...

It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

You don't get something for nothing You can't have freedom for free You won't get...

You don't get something for nothing You can't have freedom for free You won't get...

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.