Minority Quotes

537 Minority quotes by 425 unique authors

I think 'one man, one vote,' just unrestricted democracy, would not be wise. There needs to be some kind of protection for the minority which… — Pat Robertson
There must not be one law for the Jew and another for the Arabs....In saying this, I do not assume that there are tendencies toward… — Chaim Weizmann
I've always found that avoiding insanity is useful in life - which in American politics sometimes puts one in the minority. — Tony Blankley
There is a small minority of well-educated people with relatively sensible views on economics, and an extremely tiny minority of economists with highly sensible views.… — Bryan Caplan
At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains persistent and discouraging. — Adam Schiff
Having always imagined myself in a fairly slim minority, I suddenly saw that I was in a vast company. Difference unites us. While each of… — Andrew Solomon
I always say to women, 'Take advantage of the fact that you're in the minority, don't see it as a disadvantage. You're that much more… — Carol Leifer
The best lesson which we get from the tragedy of Karbala is that Husain and his companions were rigid believers in God. They illustrated that… — Thomas Carlyle
There are three ways of securing a society that shall be stable as regards population. The first is that of birth control, the second that… — Bertrand Russell
South Africa was to evolve into the most pernicious example of the criminal practise of colonial and white minority domination. — Thabo Mbeki
The Constitution gives the president the power to appoint, upon the advice and consent of a majority of the Senate, and it plainly does not… — John Jay Hooker
And that is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed — Lee Harvey Oswald
You have fewer rights because you are a minority. Absolutely, that’s how democracy works. — Jacob Zuma
The minority yields to the majority! — Deng Xiaoping
The principle that the majority have a right to rule the minority, practically resolves all government into a mere contest between two bodies of men,… — Lysander Spooner
French, for example, is declining as an international language, but Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic are all languages of the future. Ethnic minority groups in the… — Unknown Author
There are sufficient resources in the world for the needs of everybody, but not enough for the greed of even a significant minority. — Millard Fuller
That's what the Senate is about. It's the last bastion of minority rights, where a minority can be heard, where a minority can stand on… — Robert Byrd
The minority must have involvement in society. You can have different cultural practices that you accept. But if you are going to adopt democracy in… — Sheila Jackson Lee
Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against… — Lion Feuchtwanger
When you put a tiny and despised minority up for a popular vote, the minority usually loses. — Andrew Sullivan
I am against the fact that a settler minority should impose an entire system of values on an indigenous people. — Steven Biko
Perhaps five or even ten per cent of men can do something rather well. It is a tiny minority who can do anything really well,… — G. H. Hardy
Christianity is not about building an absolutely secure little niche in the world where you can live with your perfect little wife and your perfect… — Rich Mullins
Within the model minority rhetoric, Asian Americans are represented as “good” minorities and African Americans are represented as “bad” minorities. Here, the achievements of Asian… — Jennifer Lee

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