Majority Quotes

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Where the law of the majority ceases to be acknowledged, there government ends; the law of the strongest takes its place, and life and property… — Thomas Jefferson
We are sensible of the duty and expediency of submitting our opinions to the will of the majority, and can wait with patience till they… — Thomas Jefferson
If the measures which have been pursued are approved by the majority, it is the duty of the minority to acquiesce and conform. — Thomas Jefferson
The young [Nazi] movement is in its nature and inner organization anti-parliamentarian; that is, it rejects... a principle of majority rule in which the leader… — Adolf Hitler
By rejecting the authority of the individual and replacing it by the numbers of some momentary mob, the parliamentary principle of majority rule sins against… — Adolf Hitler
I am personally acquainted with hundreds of journalists, and the opinion of the majority of them would not be worth tuppence in private, but when… — Mark Twain
Freedom of enterprise was from the beginning not altogether a blessing. As the liberty to work or to starve, it spelled toil, insecurity, and fear… — Herbert Marcuse
The funny thing is, people's perceptions of what a song is about is usually wrong a majority of the time. But they're still going to… — Vince Gill
One of the reasons a strategist never sits in a stadium and gets caught up in the crowds - and never sits watching a debate… — Ed Rollins
Today's white majority is largely silent about the race question. — Constance Baker Motley
From watching the news one would think the Iraqis want us out of their country. But an overwhelming majority of Iraqis support our involvement there.… — Jim Bunning
Ninety-five percent of all writers who write do not get published, but 100 percent of all writers write because they have a voice in their… — Steve Berry
The vast majority of the CGI budget is labor. — Peter Jackson
Since the traditional recorded-music business models have drastically changed, there is truly diminished income derived from recorded music by artists - both current and catalog.… — Irving Azoff
Iran is not a make-believe country. It is a real country populated by some 75 million people - real people; including, I daresay, a majority… — Bob Barr
After the Democrats shoved the 2700 pages of ObamaCare down our throats - and we did find out how expensive, controlling, and coercive the legislation… — Bob Beauprez
Both of my sisters have been teachers and they used to say you get asked between 300 and 600 questions every day which you have… — Danny Boyle
The very purpose of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution is to protect minority rights against majority voters. Every court decision that strikes down… — David Boies
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting distributes an annual appropriation that we provide in accordance with a statutory formula, the vast majority of which goes directly… — Earl Blumenauer
And under the existing circumstances, I understand there are situations where people indeed need care and need services, but I believe in America that the… — Jan Brewer

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