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Quote of the Day — Samuel Adams

February 8, 2022

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

1722–1803

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Samuel Adams

1722–1803

Samuel Adams (1722-1803) was a political leader, philosopher, and a principal organizer of the Boston Tea Party, earning recognition as the “Father of the American Revolution.” Born in Boston to a merchant family with strong Congregational traditions, Adams demonstrated early commitment to colonial rights and resistance to British taxation without representation. As a Harvard-educated intellectual, he combined rigorous political philosophy with effective grassroots organizing through the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Committee of Correspondence. Adams served as both a Massachusetts state legislator and U.S. Congressman, consistently advocating for individual liberty and limited government. His writings, including pseudonymous essays in…

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From the Show

Samuel Adams’s call for an “irate, tireless minority” to set “brush fires of freedom” resonated throughout the February 8, 2022 broadcast, where Jenny explained the legal framework protecting unvaccinated soldiers from experimental medical procedures, and Greg Moore outlined his conservative foreign policy vision including deterring Chinese and Russian aggression through strength.

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