A few hours ago, we were standing at the edge of Battlefield Green in Lexington, Mass., where the American Revolution began. This time, it wasn’t King George we were fighting, but the man whose obsession with destroying everything that makes America great is crushing the life out of our democracy. We stood with a large crowd, in one of the countless No Kings rallies being mirrored in cities and towns across the country. It was completely peaceful, and in a quiet way, uplifting.

An important study shows that democracies can stand strong when just 3.5% of a population nonviolently protests authoritarianism in a sustained manner. That is, taking to the streets, peacefully, for as many times as it takes. Three and a half percent. It is time that the true patriots and believers in the common good do just that. Stop the madness! No more fascism.

Here are some views of the Lexington No Kings rally. Let’s hope this is just the beginning.