Brushfires of Freedom - Samuel Adams

"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." --Samuel Adams

By Douglas V. Gibbs

The Revolution began long before any shot was fired. In the beginning, one must remember that the Founding Fathers were originally in the minority. Their resolve for independence was feared, and the early revolutionaries found great opposition to their cause. People feared standing up to the ruling class. They feared standing up to the British Empire. And they did not believe that a fledgling government could provide for them as was the British Government. In fact, they feared independence so much that they were willing to tolerate the intolerable acts.

Not the Founders. They were willing to mutually pledge to each other their Lives, Fortunes, and sacred Honor.

Once the Revolution began to roll, however, more people joined as they began to see that maybe the colonies could pull it off, just maybe independence was in their best interest, and that freedom was definitely better than the British tyranny they were currently living under.

Today's Tea Party is gaining momentum. It seemed like they were in the minority at first. The progressives have taken control of our government, the media, academia, and the entertainment industry, so the perception is that liberalism is the majority. But as the Tea Party activists continued on, growing despite obstacles and opposition from the Left, more and more have joined in. The defenders of the U.S. Constitution, it turns out, are not the minority as the Left would have you believe. Most of America wishes to conserve the principles of the U.S. Constitution, keep our nation a nation of freedom, and kick out the leftist radicals that currently have control of our government, and societal outlets.

The tireless, irate minority has become a determined majority.

And now the real fighting begins.

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