Democracy Quote by Lani Guinier Download Open image “In a racially divided society, majority rule is not a reliable instrument of democracy.” — Lani Guinier ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Democracy Divided Instruments Majority Majority rule Racism
Democracy has turned out to be not majority rule but rule by well-organized and well-connected minority groups who steal from the majority. — Llewellyn Rockwell Copy Share Image
Majority rule rests on numbers; democracy rests on the well-grounded assumption that society is neither a collection of units nor an organism but a… — Mary Parker Follett Copy Share Image
Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority. — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Democracy is an experiment, and the right of the majority to rule is no more inherent than the right of the minority to rule;… — William Allen White Copy Share Image
Majorities can be wrong, majorities can overrule rights of minorities. If majorities ruled, we could still have slavery. 80% of the population once enslaved 20% of the population. While run by majority rule that is ok. That is very flawed notion of what democracy is. Democracy has to take into account several things - proportionate requirements of people, not just… — Howard Zinn Copy Share
The justification of majority rule in politics is not to be found in its ethical superiority. — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
Majority decision is not always the right decision, and the minority cannot be compelled to abide by it. — Manja Bayang Copy Share Image
It's characteristic of democracy that majority rule is understood as being effective not only in politics but also in thinking. In thinking, of course,… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the majority principle. This is especially true in a country such as ours where the vast majority have been systematically… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
One of the benefits of a properly functioning democracy is minority rights and majority rule. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A functioning democracy cannot stand when its people do not trust their leaders to uphold the law. — Raja Krishnamoorthi Copy Share Image
Michelle Alexander's brave and bold new book paints a haunting picture in which dreary felon garb, post-prison joblessness, and loss of voting rights now… — Lani Guinier Copy Share Image
Most people ask questions because they want to know the answer; lawyers are trained never to ask questions unless they already know the answer. — Lani Guinier Copy Share Image
As a country, we are in a state of denial about issues of race and racism. And too many of our leaders have concluded… — Lani Guinier Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
If the members of parliament no longer consider themselves mandatories of the taxpayers but deputies of those receiving salaries, wages, subsidies, doles, and other… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
For not only every democracy, but certainly every republic, bears within itself the seeds of its own destruction. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
There is plenty of time for Republicans to have a Macaca moment. But right now, as of October 17, 2014, the Republican Senate candidates… — Matthew Continetti Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Vote for Donald Trump. You're going to see something and you'll be so happy, you'll be so thrilled. This [presidential] election is about every… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Failure to find a way to incorporate political Islam in democracy, however uncomfortable its ideology is for secular liberals, will mean we have given… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image