#majority

In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#individuals #majority #multitude #necessity #opinions

We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#because #call #compelled #majority #our

I feel that the majority of people should decide for themselves what kind of government they want. ↗

— Julius Rosenberg

#feel #government #i #i feel #kind

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

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

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

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

The Republican Party needs to reform or die. President Bush did three things. He destroyed the Republican majority, he crippled the American conservative movement and he weakened the country. ↗

— Joe Scarborough

#bush #conservative #conservative movement #country #crippled

So war is an extremely sad business, because the majority of people don't want to be in it. ↗

— Gerald Scarfe

#business #extremely #majority #people #sad