That the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every… — John Adams Copy Share Image
the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Shall we then judge a country by the majority, or by the minority? By the minority, surely. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
In making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather than by coercion, it is not sufficient that the party in… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion. — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Democracy is for infidels. A real Muslim is not a democrat because he doesn't care about the opinions of majorities and minorities… — Abdul Sattar Abu Risha Copy Share Image
A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority; it is not even a minority then; but it is irresistible when… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
