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Another bit of research from a correspondent, who quotes the Parade Magazine article of 1987: Wariness and disbelief are appropriate responses to this quotation attributed to Samuel Adams. [As we are. JSB.] The September 6, 1987 issue of the popular Sunday newspaper supplement Parade magazine included an article about Samuel Adams titled "The Man Who Made a Revolution" by Diane Ackerman. The author wrote a sentence in which she speculated about the mindset and thoughts of Samuel Adams. A section of this sentence has been transformed into a quotation and ascribed directly to Adams. In addition, over time the wording of the statement has been altered in an evolutionary process. These are two known mechanisms which help to explain the development of multiple misquotations. Here is the relevant passage from Parade magazine: Date: September 6, 1987 Newspaper: Mobile Register Location: Mobile, Alabama Newspaper Supplement: Parade Magazine Article Title: The Man Who Made A Revolution Article Author: Diane Ackerman Start Page 20 Quote Page 22 Database: GenealogyBank [Begin excerpt] Adams didn't invent the phrase "rabble-rousing," but he raised the act to an art form. Early on, he realized that revolutions don't require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brushfires in people's minds. Dogged, subtle, eloquent and cunning, he was obsessed with a vision of the ideal state he wanted America to become. [End excerpt] This citation was located by top lexicographical researcher Barry Popik who placed crucial information about this misquotation on his website on December 2, 2009. http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/it_does_not_require_a_majority_to_prevail_but_rather_an_irate_tireless_mino/ Short link if long link is broken: http://bit.ly/17hiUCD Garson O'Toole QuoteInvestigator.com Joel Berson --
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