What about the majority? I'm so tired of protecting the rights of the minority. What about the rest of the country? — Ainsley Earhardt Copy Share Image
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. — James Madison Copy Share Image
You have fewer rights because you are a minority. Absolutely, that’s how democracy works. — Jacob Zuma Copy Share Image
Historically, the judicial branch has often been the sole protector of the rights of minority groups against the will of the popular… — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
When an unpopular minority is denied the right to marry, it is indeed the role of the courts to protect the rights… — Margaret Hoover Copy Share Image
Of course, the aim of a constitutional democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the… — Cornel West 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
You don't know who the next group is that's unpopular. The Bill of Rights isn't for the prom queen. The bill of… — Rand Paul 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 United States Senate wasn't designed to be a majority-rule institution. It was designed to include and accommodate the rights of the… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
That's what the Senate is about. It's the last bastion of minority rights, where a minority can be heard, where a minority… — Robert Byrd Copy Share Image
