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Dhruv Sandesara Mrs. Bruder AP English Language 4 December 2014 The majority, not the minority, has the Last Laugh. In the words of Samuel Adams, “It does not take a majority to prevail but rather a tireless, irate minority, keen to set brush fires in the people’s minds.” I do agree to the statement that it takes a minority to make the people realize what changes must be brought but I do not confirm to the views that it does not take a majority to prevail. According to me most process to start changes are started by a small group of people but if the group does not enjoy the support of the majority, the revolution is doomed for failure. In my opinion, it is not feasible for a minority to go against the wishes of the larger group and bring a …show more content…

Both the governments were in favor of implementing nuclear reactors. A small group of people who knew what horrific effects nuclear radiation can have on the surrounding environment started protesting such policies. It was a right cause they were supporting as we have seen nuclear disasters such as the Fukushima disaster in Japan and the Chernobyl fallout in Russia showing frightening on the environs. The protests in Germany started as a small student rebellion in 1968 but quickly grew into a mass movement as it had “a lasting appeal to the middle-class Germans” (Johnson). Due to these protests the Government had to succumb and also promise to shut down all nuclear reactors by 2022. Also when Chancellor Merkel said “I am against shutting down out nuclear plants”, she was handed electoral defeats which had forced her “to eat her words by political necessity” (Johnson). This shows how if the minority supports a cause and convinces the majority to support them no political force can stop them from achieving their goals. If any force stands in their way the opposition will have to give in. This event clearly shows that the minority has the power to shake-up things but only needs to convince the people to join them and make it a mass-movement. While on one hand this cause achieved success in Germany, in India

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