Thoughts of Samuel Johnson in 1774 seem equally relevant today.
Notably. This passage caught my attention…
” To instigate the populace with rage beyond the provocation, is to suspend publick happiness, if not to destroy it. He is no lover of his country, that unnecessarily disturbs its peace. Few errours and few faults of government, can justify an appeal to the rabble; who ought not to judge of what they cannot understand, and whose opinions are not propagated by reason, but caught by contagion. “
Reflections on reading:
https://www.samueljohnson.com/thepatriot.html
Not Too Long Didn't Read 
What do you think?