mobocracy

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Mobocracy is a fearful spirit that is roused to action by a greater variety of elements than either of the unfortunate propensities of human nature.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll

Mobocracy, however, was not a pleasant contemplation to the sober and law-abiding people of Boston, and next day the inhabitants of the town assembled in Faneuil Hall and denounced the authors of outrage and violence.

From The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, April, 1886 by Various

Mobocracy, your grubby corn cob and trashy roses, that, what does it do?

From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)