Of course, the aim of a constitutional democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority. (p. 102)
Cornel WestTags: majority minority democracy
What an ironic tragedy that an affluent, “Christian” minority in the world continues to hoard its wealth while hundreds of millions of people hover on the edge of starvation!
Ronald J. SiderTags: majority minority wealth christianity tragedy poverty irony hunger starvation affluence
When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person.
Criss JamiTags: humor individuality majority minority insanity unique sanity popularity craziness misunderstood abnormal appearance original being-different
A majority opinion does not represent the ultimate decision because such a view is not unanimous and lacks general will.
Duop Chak WuolTags: majority minority opinion judgement
The most dangerous enemy of truth and freedom among us is the compact majority. Yes, the damned, compact, liberal majority...
Thomas StockmanTags: majority aphorism nietzche
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonThe existence of a majority logically implies a corresponding minority.
Philip K. DickTags: majority minority existence
If an action must be taken that will benefit the majority at the cost of the minority, is it morally indefensible?
If an action taken for the benefit of a majority occurs at the expense of a minority, is it moral action?
Tags: majority minority morals action shade benefit garth-nix shades-children
It is not always that the majority are right in a vote of a certain event. If that certain event was with no doubt acceptable to human nature then the minority would not exist.
Nathanael KanyingaIf there is a rotten government in a democracy, the main reason for this is that there is a rotten majority over there!
Mehmet Murat ildanTags: majority
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