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Majority Quotes by Mark Twain
- There are no standards of taste in wine... Each man's own taste is the standard, and a majority vote cannot decide for him or in…
- The vast majority of the race whether savage or civilized, are secretly kind at heart and shrink from inflicting pain, but in the presence of…
- The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. It is said that leaders are readers. However…
- 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…
- Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions are all based upon that large defect in your race - the individual's distrust of his neighbor, and his desire, for…
- For the majority of us, the past is a regret, the future an experiment
- 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…
- Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
- Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?
- When majority is insane, sane must go to asylum.
- ...majority Patriotism is the customary Patriotism.
- Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions....there was never a country where the majority of the people were in their secret hearts loyal to any of these institutions.
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
- We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of… — Marcus Aurelius
- 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
- It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the… — Samuel Adams
- 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
- Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy. — Robert Bork
- Economic growth without social progress lets the great majority of the people remain in poverty, while a privileged few reap the benefits… — John F. Kennedy