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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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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!

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...

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,...

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

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...

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...

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...

Majorities are of two sorts: (1) communal majority and (2) political majority. A political majority...

Majorities are of two sorts: (1) communal majority and (2) political majority. A political majority...

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five...

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five...

It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition,...

It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition,...

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

The might of the majority is not always right because to sense alright everything that...

The might of the majority is not always right because to sense alright everything that...

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if...

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if...

The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.

The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.

That the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity...

That the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity...