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Majority Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- Where the preamble declares, that coercion is a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed by inserting…
- It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
- Every man's reason is his own rightful umpire. This principle, with that of acquiescence in the will of the majority, will preserve us free and…
- The instability of our laws is really an immense evil. I think it would be well to provide in our constitutions that there shall always…
- Great innovations should not be forced on slender majorities.
- Every man, and every body of men on earth, possesses the right of self-government. They receive it with their being from the hand of nature.…
- It would not be for the public good to have [a majority in Congress of one party] greater [than] two to one.
- And where else will [Hume,] this degenerate son of science, this traitor to his fellow men, find the origin of just powers, if not in…
- 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…
- 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…
- If the measures which have been pursued are approved by the majority, it is the duty of the minority to acquiesce and conform.
- One man with courage is a majority.
- All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to…
- We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to bind themselves, but none to bind…
- We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.
- The majority, oppressing an individual, is guilty of a crime, abuses its strength, and by acting on the law of the strongest breaks up the…
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
- 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 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
- 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
- We, unlike Nazi Germany or Mussolini's Italy, have never stopped being a nation of laws, not of men. But witness how men… — Robert Byrd