On the record
A strong minority, so disciplined that it cannot be divided, will, in the hands of competent leaders, annoy, distract, and often defeat, the majority of a parliamentary body.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Blaine highlights the effectiveness of a disciplined minority in parliamentary systems.
Share
More from James Blaine
An avenging God cannot sleep while such things find countenance.
Their pirates burned your unarmed commerce upon every sea.
If you are not ready to be the Moses of an oppressed people, do not become their Pharaoh.
Emboldened by the support of the National Administration, the Southern leaders believed that they could carry their designs through, and, instead of being restrained by the protest or the advice of Republicans, they chose with apparent…
Other voices in this conversation
