Even though there is no record he said it, many people attribute to the American patriot Sam Adams the phrase, “It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.”

It may be a spurious citation, but I think Sam Adams probably would have agreed with the sentiment.

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