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In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. ↗

— James Madison

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There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and which, therefore, more needs elucidation, than the current one, that the interest of the majority is the political standard of right and wrong. ↗

— James Madison

#in my opinion #interest #liable #majority #maxim

The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government. ↗

— James Madison

#faculties #first #government #insuperable #interests

We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties. ↗

— James Madison

#experiment #first #liberties #our #right

The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted. ↗

— James Madison

#instituted #objects #persons #property #protection

I'll go do films for three or four months and then I can't wait to go home to LA. And I complain about LA left and right, but then I always end up wanting to go home, you know? ↗

— Tobey Maguire

#always #complain #end #films #four

The country has become much more conservative, partly because it's been taken over by the religious right. ↗

— Bill Maher

#become #been #conservative #country #more

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#counter #defend #differing #expression #freedom

I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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