Individual rights Quote by Robert Peate

“One person, with good purpose, can, constitute the majority.”

— Maya Angelou

You don't just go with a majority because it's the majority. You go with it because it's right. If it feels right, do it.…

— Joe Elliott

The right of the majority is absolute.

— Benjamin Tucker

The right of a minority is so important in a democracy.

— Robert Caro

“The rights of the individual are more important than the wishes of the masses.”

— J.Adam Snyder

“They're certainly entitled to think that, and they're entitled to full respect for their opinions... but before I can live with other folks I've…

— Harper Lee

“Democracy meant all men were to be heard, and a decision was taken together as a people. Majority rule was a foreign notion. A…

— Nelson Mandela

“Sometimes one man must fight for what he feels is right, even against the majority. Something that is wrong does not change to right…

— Kenneth Eade

“Dictatorship of the majority over the minority would be an encroachment on the rights of the individual and their prerogative to personal freedom.”

— Newton Lee

“I hate that the actions of a minority can influence the opinions of a majority.”

— Sarah Ayoub

“They didn't need the support of the majority. Sometimes all that's needed is a group of people loud enough and influential enough to change…

— Johanna Sinisalo

“As my father once explained to me, our “rights” are only as strong as the democracy that protects them. Because we are a people’s…

— George Takei