Hannah Arendt. The Origins of Totalitarianism (№ 426830)

So the first sign of the collapse of the continental party system was not the desertion of old party members, but the inability to recruit members from the younger generation and the loss of the tacit consent and support of the unorganized masses, who suddenly shook off their apathy and reached for where they saw an opportunity to loudly declare their new fierce opposition to the system.