Courage, garrulousness and the mob are on our side. What more do we want?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author claims courage, noise, and the crowd are their allies.
- In plain terms
- We have courage, loudness, and the crowd.
- What can you take from it?
- Volume and numbers often drive movements.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is loudness enough?
- What matters more?
Another view
It implies noise substitutes for reasoned argument.
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