Majority Quotes

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In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is… — Aristotle
I don't like LA. The majority just seem to be so artificial. Look at how they worship everything they think is fashionable. Isn't it sick? — Billie Joe Armstrong
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. — Marcus Aurelius
We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come… — Marcus Aurelius
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force… — Lord Acton
The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin. — Honore de Balzac
It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. — Samuel Adams
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
The majority does not rule in America, but the minority shouldn't hijack it. And it's because we're afraid. They have isolated us and made us… — Glenn Beck
I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that. — Adele
The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. — Otto von Bismarck
We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect. — Ambrose Bierce
No Congress ever has seen fit to amend the Constitution to address any issue related to marriage. No Constitutional Amendment was needed to ban polygamy… — Judy Biggert
The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private… — Bhumibol Adulyadej
The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things. — John Boehner
But make no mistake, the President will find in our new majority the voice of the American people as they've expressed it tonight: standing on… — John Boehner
Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy. — Robert Bork
Tokyo would probably be the foreign city if I had to eat one city's food for the rest of my life, every day. It would… — Anthony Bourdain
There's a schizoid streak within the family anyway so I dare say that I'm affected by that. The majority of the people in my family… — David Bowie
Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that we get health… — Barbara Boxer

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