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Majority Quotes by Lord Acton
- 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…
- 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…
- Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of…
- It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of…
- The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
- It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.
More Majority Quotes
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- I don't like LA. The majority just seem to be so artificial. Look at how they worship everything they think is fashionable.… — 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… — Marcus Aurelius
- We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of… — Marcus Aurelius
- The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that… — 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… — Samuel Adams
- When the American people elected Barack Obama and large Democrat majorities, the die was cast. ObamaCare was coming. Popular or not, constitutional… — 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… — 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… — 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… — Ambrose Bierce