Minority Quotes

537 Minority quotes by 425 unique authors

As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what… — Antony Sher
Shall we then judge a country by the majority, or by the minority? By the minority, surely. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's difficult for people to come to the understanding that only a small minority of the people ever really get the word about life, about… — Earl Nightingale
I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can bring… — Donna Shalala
[O]ur sages in the great [constitutional] convention... intended our government should be a republic which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy from… — Fisher Ames
[N]o one's ever been able to show me any difference between democracy and brute force. It's just a majority ganging up on a minority with… — L. Neil Smith
Landholders ought to have a share in the government to support these invaluable interests and check the other many. They ought to be so constituted… — James Madison
. . . I felt I was finally in a position to affect not only the artistic content of the American theatre, but also its… — David Henry Hwang
A lot of people want to keep country music in the minority of people. But it belongs to the world. It's art. — Ray Price
Long ago I ceased to count heads. Truth is usually in the minority in this evil world — Charles Spurgeon
All novels are about certain minorities: the individual is a minority. — Ralph Ellison
Imagine a country where the majority of the population reaps the majority of the benefits for their hard work, creative ingenuity, and collaborative efforts. Imagine… — Nomi Prins
If the proposed ordinance is adopted it will hurt small women- and minority-owned businesses the most, the majority of which are already struggling mightily to… — Randy Hamilton
The behavior of the minority warranted the sergeant at arms being called. — Jim McCrery
I am now completing research supported by NSF and NEH that is mapping changes in the English language through all of North America, for both… — William Labov
Sci-fi and fantasy used to be a TV staple throughout my childhood. Then it just stopped dead. It was seen as culty, a minority interest. — Mark Gatiss
The minority of a country is never known to agree, except in its efforts to reduce and oppress the majority. — James F. Cooper
A law is unjust if it is inflicted on a minority that, as a result of being denied the right to vote, had no part… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
One... gets an impression that civilization is something which was imposed on a resisting majority by a minority which understood how to obtain possession of… — Sigmund Freud
We cannot ignore the disparity in resources that continue to plague many of our school systems, especially those serving predominantly inner-city minority and impoverished children. — Diane Watson
The Russian Federation has a growing Muslim minority, which is causing cultural and religious clashes. This is similar to mass immigration of Mexicans to America,… — David Duke
As America is transformed from a 90 percent European American nation, as it was in the 1960s, to one where we will soon be a… — David Duke
Immigration along with nonwhite birthrates will make white people a minority totally vulnerable to the political, social, and economic will of blacks, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans,… — David Duke
... non-White Arab birthrates will make White Jewish people a minority totally vulnerable to the political, social, and economic will of non-Whites Arabs. A social… — David Duke
The moment a mere numerical superiority by either states or voters in this country proceeds to ignore the needs and desires of the minority, and… — Franklin D. Roosevelt

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