I think most of the Hobbits would have been willing to go after Saruman and his ruffians once they found out was happening. I think what they really needed was a leader, someone to say this is what we will do and how we will do it. That was what Merry and Pippin did. They took control of the Hobbits and laid out their plans. They had experience in battle as well, which none of the other hobbits (to my knowledge) had. There were some some Hobbits who tried to stand up to them, and they were dragged off to the Lockholes. This would make most Hobbits to scared to do anything against the rules. None of the Hobbits liked it, but none of them knew what to do about it either. Once Merry and Pippin told them what to do they were only to happy to do it.
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