Majority Quotes

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The great majority of us are Muslims. We follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (may peace be upon him). We are members of the… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
I would rather be in minority and be right, than in the majority and wrong. — Jodi Picoult
.. if you asked most people whether they believed in love or not, theyâ€™d probably say they didnâ€™t. Yet thatâ€™s not necessarily what they truly… — Alain de Botton
Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have… — Margaret Thatcher
The one thing ... that is truly ugly is the climate of hate and intimidation, created by a noisy few, which makes the decent majority… — Edward Abbey
It was a time of great loneliness. He had a group of friends, and suddenly I had no one and did not understand why. I… — Taylor Swift
He spends the majority of the evening in the company of Celia Bowen, whose elaborate gown changes color, shifting through a rainbow of hues to… — Erin Morgenstern
Nothing is more disgusting than the majority: because it consists of a few powerful predecessors, of rogues who adapt themselves, of weak who assimilate themselves,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The creative process requires more than reason. Most original thinking isn't even verbal. It requires 'a groping experimentation with ideas, governed by intuitive hunches and… — David Ogilvy
Political freedom means the absence of coercion of a man by his fellow men. The fundamental threat to freedom is power to coerce, be it… — Milton Friedman
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right. — Henrik Ibsen
Comrades," he said, "here is a point that must be settled. The wild creatures, such as rats and rabbitsâ€“are they our friends or our enemies?… — George Orwell
The man who is right is a majority. He who has God and conscience on his side, has a majority against the universe. — Frederick Douglass
Economists often talk about the 80/20 Principle, which is the idea that in any situation roughly 80 percent of the â€œworkâ€ will be done by… — Malcolm Gladwell
Revealingly, the central function of the Constitution as law--the supreme law--was to impose limitations not on the behavior of ordinary citizens but on the federal… — Glenn Greenwald
Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given the force of… — Philip Zimbardo
When majority is insane, sane must go to asylum. — Mark Twain
Reading is a majority skill but a minority art. — Julian Barnes
Evilâ€¦doesnâ€™t mean doing things that have bad consequences for people. It means private thoughts and actions that are not to â€œthe Christian majorityâ€™sâ€ private liking. — Richard Dawkins
History has never been dominated by majorities, but only by dedicated minorities who stand unconditionally on their faith. — R.J. Rushdoony

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