It is governed by minorities, seldom or never by majorities. It suppre…

Mark Twain
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It is governed by minorities, seldom or never by majorities. It suppresses its feelings and its beliefs and follows the handful that makes the most noise. Sometimes the noisy handful is right, sometimes wrong, but no matter, the crowd follows it. ✨ Mark Twain, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays, p.1338, GENERAL PRESS
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