Majorities Quotes

39 quotes by 35 authors

When the American people elected Barack Obama and large Democrat majorities, the die was cast. ObamaCare was coming. Popular or not, constitutional or not, affordable… — Bob Beauprez
Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy. — Robert Bork
This is the age in which thin and theoretic minorities can cover and conquer unconscious and untheoretic majorities. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily dangerous. Criticism and… — Alan Barth
By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes to be his duty against the influences of… — Lord Acton
It is governed by minorities, seldom or never by majorities. It suppresses its feelings and its beliefs and follows the handful that makes the most… — Mark Twain
The Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes from the nature of things.… — Walter Lippmann
Democracy is nothing but the Tyranny of Majorities, the most abominable tyranny of all, for it is not based on the authority of a religion,… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
It is a logical absurdity to equate democracy with freedom in the way that mainstream political philosophers and commentators typically do. A system where individuals… — Keith Preston
The minority has discovered a powerful help in influencing majorities. It has been found possible so to mold the mind of the masses that they… — Edward Bernays
Acting alone, minorities can never achieve the majorities necessary for political change. — Hillary Clinton
In ability choice education finance majorities people understanding voting A lot of voters always cast their ballot for the candidate who seems to them to… — William Feather
The very purpose of a bill of rights is to withdraw certain subjects from...political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities. — Robert H. Jackson
Great innovations should not be forced on slender majorities. — Thomas Jefferson
Elect us, hold us accountable, and make a judgment and then go from there. But I do tell you that if the Democrats win, and… — Nancy Pelosi
Only majorities can expand political rights in America's constitutional society. — David Barton
The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same… — H. L. Mencken
Beautiful women must think about their beauty as capitalists think about their investments or politicians about their majorities; it is all they have to insure… — Cyril Connolly
The day after Republicans won solid majorities in the House and Senate, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader-to-be Mitch McConnell outlined priorities for… — Cleta Mitchell
The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must not blind us to the complementary fact that majorities have… — Herbert Spencer

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