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Essay:Best New Conservative Words (view source)
Revision as of 21:04, July 3, 2016
, 21:04, July 3, 2016silent majority | 1955 | the term is reminder not to give a heckler, a protester, or a vocal minority more deference than they deserve when the silent majority properly opposes their views
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|1955<ref>first use was [[British]] but the term was popularized by the Nixon Administration in response to protests against the [[Vietnam War]]</ref>
|the term is reminder not to give a heckler, a protester, or a vocal minority more deference than they deserve when the silent majority properly opposes their views
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