Minorities Quotes

595 Minorities quotes by 449 unique authors

I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was… — Marilyn Monroe
If you're in a diabetic or prediabetic state, it's good to have medication to go on for a period of time. But simply by making… — Michael Moore
Every religious group, while perhaps a majority somewhere, is also inevitably a minority somewhere else. Thus, religious organizations should and do show tolerance toward members… — Russell M. Nelson
When I heard about the Microsoft Kinect, though, I felt an urgency rising in me. A game you played without touching any machinery? A chance… — Susan Orlean
Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities. — Rand Paul
Because Republicans believe that the federal government is limited in its function-some have concluded that Republicans are somehow inherently insensitive to minority rights. Nothing could… — Rand Paul
Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends and few enemies. — Wendell Phillips
Nixon in 1968, unlike Obama 2008, was elected as a minority president with only 43 percent of the vote. Yet, in 1972, he won what,… — John Podhoretz
One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. — James K. Polk
Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression. — James K. Polk
The Left is doing to America what it has done to almost everything it has deeply influenced - the arts, the university, religion, culture, minorities,… — Dennis Prager
Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function… — Ayn Rand
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. — Ayn Rand
Most Christian 'believers' tend to echo the cultural prejudices and worldviews of the dominant group in their country, with only a minority revealing any real… — Richard Rohr
It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
I've always had questions about what it meant to be a protester, to be in the minority. Are the people who are trying to find… — Gil Scott-Heron
Low-income people, racial or ethnic minorities, pregnant women, seniors, people with special needs, people in rural areas - they all have a much harder time… — Bernie Sanders
I would argue that we have a generation of young people, particularly minorities, who are no longer putting up with the kinds of things their… — Donna Shalala
Close to 80 percent of all terrorist activity in Samaria was directed and financed either by Hizbullah or the Iranians. Iran continues to increase its… — Ariel Sharon
Quite frankly, I think political correctness is the worst form of censorship. You're not allowed to speak your mind unless you're black, or unless you're… — Wilbur Smith
You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action. — Sonia Sotomayor
The time is long overdue to stop looking for progress through racial or ethnic leaders. Such leaders have too many incentives to promote polarizing attitudes… — Thomas Sowell
I had a great time creating the future on 'Minority Report,' and it's a future that is coming true faster than any of us thought… — Steven Spielberg
To say that majorities, as such, have a right to rule minorities, is equivalent to saying that minorities have, and ought to have, no rights,… — Lysander Spooner
In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is… — Eliot Spitzer

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