Great Majority Quotes

76 Great Majority quotes by 65 unique authors

At the very dawn of history, the care of the sick was actually superior to what the great majority of mankind receive today when ill. — Herbert M. Shelton
There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom. The glib supposition of utilizing atomic energy when our coal has run… — Robert Andrews Millikan
For evil to take place, the acts of a few people are not sufficient; the great majority also has to remain indifferent. That is something… — Tzvetan Todorov
No longer enslaved or made dependent by force of law, the great majority are so by force of property; they are still chained to a… — John Stuart Mill
I think this is the case in the great majority of authoritarian states: on the surface, because of repression, everything seems frozen, but when the… — Aung San
The one common undertaking and universal instrument of the great majority of the human race is the United Nations. A patient, constructive long-term use of… — Trygve Lie
The great majority of the Christian world is still weeping at the foot of the cross. The consciousness of man is fixed on the Christ… — John G. Lake
The great majority of the things we now make ourselves panicked about are self-created 'dangers' that exist almost entirely in our own imaginations. — Albert Ellis
To carry adequate life insurance is a moral obligation incumbent upon the great majority of citizens. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
In all the more advanced communities the great majority of things are worse done by the intervention of government than the individuals most interested in… — John Stuart Mill
Most investors, both institutional and individual, will find that the best way to own common stocks (shares') is through an index fund that charges minimal… — Warren Buffett
The great majority of Americans are suspended between these opposing attitudes. They are uneasy with injustice but unwilling yet to pay a significant price to… — Martin Luther
So long as the great majority of men are not deprived of either property or honor, they are satisfied. — Niccolo Machiavelli
The great majority of men grow up and grow old in seeming and following. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The legislative job of the President is especially important to the people who have no special representatives to plead their cause before Congressand that includes… — Harry S. Truman
To associate with other like-minded people in small, purposeful groups is for the great majority of men and women a source of profound psychological satisfaction.… — Aldous Huxley
The great majority of the Senate of the United States...somewhere around 80 percent...are completely in support of Israel, anything Israel wants. This has been demonstrated… — J. William Fulbright
In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their… — John Lewis
The great majority of people are calm, resourceful, altruistic or even beyond altruistic, as they risk themselves for others. We improvise the conditions of survival… — Rebecca Solnit
Scientists have established huge numbers of links between particular diseases and snippets of DNA, but in the great majority of cases, this has not yet… — Charles C. Mann

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