#majority

Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name - which, in the minds of many, seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right. ↗

— Edward Kennedy

#arises #controversy #imply #majority #many

We are a constitutional monarchy. I don't order laws, I propose them. Article 35 of our constitution states that the king can only refuse a law of parliament once, then he has to sign it - if the same law is then supported by a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#both #constitution #constitutional #houses #i

Right now, a majority of the debt is owed to foreign interests, Japan being the largest purchaser of government debt today, soon to be surpassed by China as the number one purchaser of our debt in this Nation. ↗

— Ron Kind

#china #debt #foreign #government #interests

But 85 percent of the mosques have extremist leadership in this country. Most Muslims, the overwhelming majority of Muslims, are loyal Americans. ↗

— Peter King

#extremist #leadership #loyal #majority #mosques

Finally, I want to make the point that we are Republicans. We are the majority. It is going to be a little more difficult because we have to govern and come up with ideas. ↗

— Jack Kingston

#come #difficult #finally #going #govern

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

#majority #minority #organized #rule #seldom

I believe that Brazil was prepared to elect a woman. Why? Because Brazilian women achieved that. I didn't come here by myself, by my own merits. We are a majority here in this country. ↗

— Dilma Rousseff

#because #believe #brazil #brazilian #come

In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He may come to regret that decision. ↗

— Karl Rove

#days #decision #fate #first #hands

So the majority of Americans are conservatives. They believe in things like the Constitution. I know that's weird to some people but they believe in it. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#conservatives #constitution #i #know #like

If the tenth of the population that is gay became visible tomorrow, the panic of the majority of people would inspire repressive legislation of a sort that would shock even the pessimists among us. ↗

— Jane Rule

#became #even #gay #inspire #legislation