The democratic ideal springs from the ideas of liberty, equality, majority rule through free elections, protection of the rights of minorities, and… — Saul Alinsky Copy Share Image
Today there really aren't that many Fundamentalists left; I don't know if you know that or not, but they are such a… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Marcos is all the exploited, marginalised, oppressed minorities resisting and saying "Enough!" He is every minority who is now beginning to speak… — Subcomandante Marcos Copy Share Image
You could protect a religious minority against gays and lesbians. Or you could protect gays and lesbians against a religious minority. And… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
Isn't it a characteristic of the age we live in that it has made everyone in a way a migrant and a… — Amin Maalouf Copy Share Image
The majority should not be punished and subjected to a licensing curfew because of the bad behavior of the minority. — Tessa Jowell Copy Share Image
It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Ever since I've had any political awareness, I've felt either alone or part of a tiny minority. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The candidates unleashing heated words about race, bigotry, and intolerance. Donald Trump chasing the minority vote and hurling a blistering accusation at… — Martha Raddatz Copy Share Image
I also believe that academic freedom should protect the right of a professor or student to advocate Marxism, socialism, communism, or any… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
In the national debate about a serious issue, it is the expression of the minority's viewpoint that most demands the protection of… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
Because Republicans believe that the federal government is limited in its function-some have concluded that Republicans are somehow inherently insensitive to minority… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Minorities have never been given their rights. They have always had to wage a political and legal battle to win them. — Gloria Allred Copy Share Image
The minorities have been confined to the city by a moat of bigotry. — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
A majority, perhaps as many as 75 percent, of abortion clinics are in areas with high minority populations. Abortion apologists will say… — Alveda King Copy Share Image
The Sunnis continue to see themselves, possibly for nostalgic reasons, as the most influential group and want a stronger central government -… — Zalmay Khalilzad Copy Share Image
Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment… — William Hague Copy Share Image
One of the really positive things about minority government is that there is the necessity to broker policy positions. What happens is… — Kathleen Wynne Copy Share Image
I would like to say, for the record, that I am in favor of using more American Indians and other minorities in… — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
I lived in a house in the East Bronx, a totally Jewish neighborhood on East 172nd Street. You didn't see Christians much,… — Grace Paley Copy Share Image
It's a great day in America when white people, black people and Latinos can all come together and pick on another minority. — George Lopez Copy Share Image
Although a government study found that men's health was much worse than women's health or the health of any minority group, headlines… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
Bolivia is a striking example. The mostly white, Europeanized elite, which is a minority, happens to be sitting on most of the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The fact is that ours is the only minority you can join involuntarily, without warning, at any time. And if you live… — Nancy Mairs Copy Share Image
Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily… — Alan Barth Copy Share Image
