Full Idea
Experience would seem to suggest that truth lies with the minority in most disputes, and certainly that is the case in the early stages of the acceptance of new discoveries.
Gist of Idea
In most disputes, especially early on, the minority are usually in the right
Source
Robert Paul Wolff (In Defence of Anarchism [1970], 2.4)
A Reaction
Aristotle says that if the majority is overwhelming then they are probably right. But in closer cases Wolff has a very good point.
Book Reference
Wolff,Robert Paul: 'In Defence of Anarchism' [Harper Torchbooks 1976], p.55
Related Idea
Idea 95 If everyone believes it, it is true [Aristotle]