Quotes about Minorities

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. Votes: 4

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual). Votes: 4

Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression. Votes: 3

Minorities have never been given their rights. They have always had to wage a political and legal battle to win them. Votes: 3

Minorities within nation-states frayed by global capitalism are naturally more resentful of hollowed-out but still heavily centralised systems of political and economic domination. Votes: 3

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better. Votes: 2

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth. Votes: 2

Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one. Votes: 2

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent. Votes: 2

Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up. Votes: 2

When you put a tiny and despised minority up for a popular vote, the minority usually loses. Votes: 2

If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people. Votes: 2

Liberals believe they own the franchise on minorities and can't stand any Hispanic or black who breaks rank. Votes: 2

In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. Votes: 2

One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. Votes: 2

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. Votes: 2

Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities. Votes: 2

When you use the term minority or minorities in reference to people, you're telling them that they're less than somebody else. Votes: 2

I think the real problem for American religion are those minority of fundamentalists who try to identify political policies with religion. Votes: 2

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority. Votes: 2

A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it. Votes: 2

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority. Votes: 2

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. Votes: 2

People are not fundamentally bad. It only takes the smallest of correctives to take care of that tiny minority that wants to disrupt the community. Votes: 2

I fully recognize and appreciate the many substantial contributions of black Americans and other minorities to the creation and preservation and development of our great nation. Votes: 2

If we're so cruel to minorities, why do they keep coming here? Why aren't they sneaking across the Mexican border to make their way to the Taliban? Votes: 2

In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics. Votes: 2

The Covenant of the League of Nations had envisaged sponsoring only the protection of certain categories of men: national minorities and populations of territories controlled by other countries. Votes: 2

I am now completing research supported by NSF and NEH that is mapping changes in the English language through all of North America, for both mainstream and minority communities. Votes: 2

Kidney disease is a low-profile, unglamorous problem, a disease that disproportionately strikes minorities and the poor. Its celebrity spokesman is blue-collar comedian George Lopez, who received a kidney from his wife. Votes: 2

The whole of that part of Southern Africa which is controlled by racial minorities is experiencing either consistent and regular guerilla activity or is faced with advanced preparation for its commencement. Votes: 2

Well, it seems to me Lincoln, I suppose, is kind of a model of a particular sort of presidency, a presidency that first of all is elected by a minority of the votes. Votes: 2

Low-income people, racial or ethnic minorities, pregnant women, seniors, people with special needs, people in rural areas - they all have a much harder time accessing a dentist than other groups of Americans. Votes: 2

We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities. Votes: 2

The funniest racism is the racism between minorities. It's something you don't see dramatized, but almost every minority I know who's my age, they have these funny stories about their parents stereotyping other minorities. Votes: 2

With the full realization that, in order to earn for ourselves any place in the sun, we must with perseverance and self-discipline work collectively for the full first-class citizenship participation of Minorities everywhere, including ourselves. Votes: 2

In the 20th century, the Muslim world created a vision of religious nationalism. Turkey, for example, had to be ethnically Turkish. Kurds, Armenians, other minorities didn't have a place in such a vision of a nation-state. Votes: 2

George W. Bush brought a lot of minorities into his administration, which was a positive thing, and they had some issues that they wanted to press, but 9/11 really gave them direction. It gave them a purpose. Votes: 2

The time is long overdue to stop looking for progress through racial or ethnic leaders. Such leaders have too many incentives to promote polarizing attitudes and actions that are counterproductive for minorities and disastrous for the country. Votes: 2

The minority, the ruling class at present, has the schools and press, usually the Church as well, under its thumb. This enables it to organize and sway the emotions of the masses, and make its tool of them. Votes: 2

That fallacy flies in the face of studies that show, every day, in every way, things are getting a little worse for America's minorities relative to the progress made by those in the top percentiles of assets and income. Votes: 2

The liberal psyche wants to protect minorities, to apologize for imperialism, colonialism, slavery, and the appalling treatment of black people during the civil rights movement. At the same time, they want to continue to defend the rights of individuals. Votes: 2

As minorities and other immigrant groups become more important to our economy, the inner city is a crucible that gives us an early look at phenomena that are going to be spreading more broadly in the economy over time. Votes: 2

Jews and homosexuals are the outstanding creative minorities in contemporary urban culture. Creative, that is, in the truest sense: they are creators of sensibilities. The two pioneering forces of modern sensibility are Jewish moral seriousness and homosexual aestheticism and irony. Votes: 2

There is a profound hypocrisy - and deep historical ignorance - when Europeans complain about the problems posed by the ethnic and religious minorities in their midst, for that is exactly what European colonial rule meant for peoples around the world. Votes: 2

I think it is the weak and the young and the minorities that you need to look after to get a healthy creative environment - to get a lot of choices, a lot of different styles of music, a lot experimental stuff that everyone else feeds off. Votes: 2

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to the Senate or to statewide office is because the campaign finance rules are so skewed as to make it very difficult for non-traditional candidates to raise the money necessary to get elected. Votes: 2

I have spent a great deal of my life being part of minorities. Some of the people I admire the most in the world have had the courage to defend, against wind and tide, minority viewpoints in those frightening times when any disagreement with universal conformity is identified as treason. Votes: 2

If companies can refuse to provide coverage for women, what other objections to the Affordable Care Act will we see based on 'religious grounds'? For that matter, will 'religious freedom' be used as an excuse to discriminate against other minorities and disenfranchised groups across the board? Where will it end? Votes: 2

Judges are the people who have to protect the rights of individuals, have to protect the rights of minorities, have to protect the rights in the Constitution, have to protect the requirement that the executive and the legislature not simply exercise raw power but adhere to standards of reasonableness and constitutionality. Votes: 2

Life is now a war zone, and as such, the number of people considered disposable has grown exponentially, and this includes low income whites, poor minorities, immigrants, the unemployed, the homeless, and a range of people who are viewed as a liability to capital and its endless predatory quest for power and profits. Votes: 2

Majorities, as such, afford no guarantees for justice. They are men of the same nature as minorities. They have the same passions for fame, power, and money, as minorities; and are liable and likely to be equally - perhaps more than equally, because more boldly - rapacious, tyrannical and unprincipled, if intrusted with power. Votes: 2

But there were alternative media outlets. Oh sure, and you know who listens to them? Pansy, overeducated know-it-alls, and you know who listens to them? Nobody! Who's going to care about some PBS-NPR fringe minority that's out of touch with the mainstream? The more those elitist eggheads shouted "The Dead Are Walking," the more most real Americans tuned them out. Votes: 2

Majorities, of course, start with minorities. Votes: 0

I have a love factor with the minorities. Votes: 0

The minorities are sometimes right. The majorities never. Votes: 0

Revolutions, we must remember, are always made by minorities. Votes: 0

The Democratic vote consists of minorities and educated whites. Votes: 0

Always look out for the little notes˘like minorities. Votes: 0

It is always the minorities that hold the key of progress. Votes: 0

Look at television and how comparatively few minorities are out there. Votes: 0

Look at all the minorities around here! I'm the only majority. Votes: 0

All novels are about certain minorities: the individual is a minority. Votes: 0

The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities. Votes: 0

Religious minorities (including Jews) will have to wear special insignia in Iraq Votes: 0

Education and knowledge are the power of the minorities in this country Votes: 0

I think that most minorities have experienced some form of racial abuse. Votes: 0

My non-violence bids me dedicate myself to the service of the minorities. Votes: 0

Acting alone, minorities can never achieve the majorities necessary for political change. Votes: 0

The truth, the hope of any time, must always be sought in minorities. Votes: 0

Everyone, especially minorities of race and ethnicity, now live under a surveillance panoptican. Votes: 0

In the Islamic Republic the rights of the religious minorities are respectfully regarded. Votes: 0

The minorities have been confined to the city by a moat of bigotry. Votes: 0

The most important element of democracy, I believe, is the protection of minorities. Votes: 0

In Turkey the religious minorities have more rights than they do in Europe. Votes: 0

I was warmly embraced by the Tea Party. They openly seek more minorities. Votes: 0

I'm always very proud of belonging to three minorities: gay, Jewish, white South African. Votes: 0

It's a very bad thing when people exterminate other people, and people persecute minorities. Votes: 0

I think the biggest problem of the 21st century is how to deal with minorities. Votes: 0

My implicit faith in nonviolence does mean yielding to minorities when they are really weak. Votes: 0

Many ethnic minorities chafed at the postcolonial nationalism of India and Pakistan, and some rebelled. Votes: 0

Many of the most difficult questions concerning the role of ethnic minorities centers on language. Votes: 0

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one. Votes: 0

Fifty-one percent of a nation can establish a totalitarian regime, suppress minorities and still remain democratic. Votes: 0

Destroying white civilization is the inmost desire of the league of designated victims we call minorities. Votes: 0

Majorities and minorities cannot rightfully be taken at all into account in deciding questions of justice. Votes: 0

Hindus, if they want unity among different races, must have the courage to trust the minorities. Votes: 0

Women and minorities have excelled beautifully in comedy, but very few women are the lead in a drama, Votes: 0

History has never been dominated by majorities, but only by dedicated minorities who stand unconditionally on their faith. Votes: 0

Women and minorities have excelled beautifully in comedy, but very few women are the lead in a drama. Votes: 0

Our minorities alone are in a position to know what the fathers of our democracy were talking about. Votes: 0

World history is made by minorities when this minority of number embodies the majority of will and determination. Votes: 0

This is the age in which thin and theoretic minorities can cover and conquer unconscious and untheoretic majorities. Votes: 0

At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities.... Votes: 0

The only tyrannies from which men, women and children are suffering in real life are the tyrannies of minorities. Votes: 0

The Federal Government is achieving its stated goal of helping more minorities go from being renters to being owners. Votes: 0

The policies on the Republican side have been much better for Hispanics, for minorities, but the rhetoric, unfortunately, has not. Votes: 0

A Confucian or Jewish love of learning would gain minorities far more than any affirmative action laws we might pass. Votes: 0

Shows like 'Seinfeld' and 'Friends,' they have, like, one or two damn characters throughout the whole series that are minorities. Votes: 0

There are certain standards, like the protection of minorities and the improvement in their lives that have to be improved now. Votes: 0

The dangerous glorification of the nation state, and the baiting of minorities that goes along with it, releases an anti-democratic energy. Votes: 0

The problem of sexual minorities in Russia has been deliberately made controversial in Russia. There is no such problem in Russia. Votes: 0

Mrs. Clinton's policies, which are an echo of Barack Obama's policies, are gonna continue to wreak havoc and damage on America's minorities. Votes: 0

No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities. Votes: 0

Racism remains in the eyes of history ... merely another instance of the persecution of minorities for the advantage of those in power. Votes: 0

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. Votes: 0

I will not perform in this city as long as the blatant targeting of black culture and minorities congregating is acceptable common practice, Votes: 0

The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be. Votes: 0

Its always the minorities who arent a part of the mainstream who define what the limits... of the majority are going to be. Votes: 0

Mechanized recreation already has seized nine-tenths of the woods and mountains; a decent respect for minorities should dedicate the other tenth to wilderness. Votes: 0

Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends and few enemies. Votes: 0

But for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem. Votes: 0

Who are beneficiaries of the Court's protection? Members of various minorities including criminals, atheists, homosexuals, flag burners, illegal immigrants (including terrorists), convicts, and pornographers. Votes: 0

The hope of the world is still in dedicated minorities. The trail-blazers in human, scientific and religious freedom have always been in a minority. Votes: 0

It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems of minorities. Votes: 0

Most people don't realize that it's not just minorities who don't do well in science and engineering - quite frankly, you're talking about Americans. Votes: 0

Social and economic well-being will become a reality only through the zeal, courage, the non-compromising determination of intelligent minorities, and not through the mass. Votes: 0

The people in Arab countries are now speaking out and asking many questions about human rights, minorities, religion, democracy, "the other," and so on. Votes: 0

Costs are incurred whenever any group is treated as lesser or the other, whether they are women, racial, or religious minorities, or the LGBT. Votes: 0

The speed of movement towards independence will depend on Kosovo demonstrating that it is capable of treating minorities well. We have not always seen that. Votes: 0

Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders. Votes: 0

In Stalin's Russia racial persecution was often disguised as class warfare. More than 1.5 million members of ethnic minorities died as a result of forced resettlement. Votes: 0

No charter of freedom will be worth looking at which does not ensure the same measure of freedom for the minorities as for the majority. Votes: 0

And the pressure to clarify what exactly is happening to Christians and other minorities in the Middle East is certain to intensify in the New Year. Votes: 0

I support the recommendations made by the International Crisis Group. The primary responsibility is for Kosovo Albanians to demonstrate that their treatment of minorities is adequate. Votes: 0

Affirmative action was designed to keep women and minorities in competition with each other to distract us while white dudes inject AIDS into our chicken nuggets. Votes: 0

I fully recognize and appreciate the many substantial contributions of black Americans and other minorities to the creation and preservation and development of our great nation Votes: 0

In 1969, when I graduated from Harvard Law School, women and minorities made up a tiny fraction of the first year associates accepted by top law firms. Votes: 0

Any society which suppresses the heritage of its conquered minorities, prevents their history or denies them their symbols, has sown the seeds of their own destruction. Votes: 0

patriarchal academic hierarchies in science and technology are now overspecialized and abstract, perhaps because they have systematically excluded women, as well as minorities, with challenging, alternative views. Votes: 0

I condemn all incidents of violence where religious minorities were targeted, no religious group can incite violence ... my government will ensure there is complete freedom of faith. Votes: 0

The purpose of a college education is to give you the correct view of minorities, and the means to live as far away from them as possible. Votes: 0

If you are white, racism is too easily ignored and forgiven, regarded as of burning concern only to the ethnic minorities, and therefore of relatively marginal significance. Votes: 0

The direction and rhythm of human progress do not depend on the masses, even when they add up to hundreds of millions; they depend on superior minorities. Votes: 0

Conservatism's not the answer. The Republican Party has to reach out, moderate and modify its views to be able to accommodate radical Democrats, minorities, and so forth. Votes: 0

We must remember that one of the most insidious ways of keeping women and minorities powerless is to let them only talk about harmless and inconsequential subjects... Votes: 0

Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried men and whites. Votes: 0

All minorities think they're immune, but we're absolutely part of the one in five that gets skin cancer! It's a myth, and myths are meant to be debunked! Votes: 0

The Left is doing to America what it has done to almost everything it has deeply influenced - the arts, the university, religion, culture, minorities, Europe: ruining it. Votes: 0

It is always the minorities that hold the key of progess; it is always through those who are unafraid to be different that advance comes to human society. Votes: 0

The struggle for freedom is not the struggle of the many against the few, but of minorities, sometimes of a minority of but one man gainst the majority. Votes: 0

I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. Votes: 0

Great truths always dwell a long time with small minorities, and the real voice of God is often that which rises above the masses, not that which follows them. Votes: 0

The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because you could make exactly the same claim about racial or ethnic or religious minorities. Votes: 0

And, even if Affirmative Action survives, it is also clear that these policies are not themselves sufficient to close the educational and employment gaps that plague U.S. minorities. Votes: 0

Rent-to-own provides a vital service to millions of Americans. It is also critical for African-Americans, Latinos and other minorities to have access to alternative products and services, such as rent-to-own. Votes: 0

Kids are intimidated by the way science and technology is presented. It's made, frankly, quite boring and it becomes part of a curriculum that chases particularly women and minorities away. Votes: 0

Many [of the Americans] polled showed a marked disapproval of the Wallonians, Danerians, and Pirenians. The fact that these minorities were invented by the pollster did not diminish the hostility. Votes: 0

[The Bill of Rights is] designed to protect individuals and minorities against the tyranny of the majority, but it's also designed to protect the people against bureaucracy, against the government. Votes: 0

The Liberals may blather about protecting cultural minorities, but the fact is that undermining the traditional definition of marriage is an assault on multiculturalism and the practices in those communities. Votes: 0

When you have increased migration of peoples and ethnic and religious minorities, you develop a set of rules and language the larger society can accept and the minority community can accept. Votes: 0

The Tea Party is protecting its millionaire and oil company friends while gutting critical services that they know protect the livelihood of African-Americans, as well as Latinos and other disadvantaged minorities, Votes: 0

[Malcolm X] shared with Marcus Garvey a commitment to building strong black institutions. He shared with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a commitment to peace and the freedom of racialized minorities. Votes: 0

I am the leader of one country which has two alphabets, three languages, four religions, five nationalities, six republics, surrounded by seven neighbours, a country in which live eight ethnic minorities. Votes: 0

Chief Justice Roberts has expressly said that the Constitution and the government should be colorblind, he sees no difference between government action that discriminates against minorities and one that benefits minorities. Votes: 0

We cannot discuss the state of our minorities until we first have a sense of what we are, who we are, what our goals are, and what we take life to be. Votes: 0

When the power, prestige, and financial support of government is placed behind a particular religious belief, the indirect coercive pressure upon religious minorities to conform to the prevailing officially approved religion is plain. Votes: 0

Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily dangerous. Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions. Votes: 0

Democracy is for infidels. A real Muslim is not a democrat because he doesn't care about the opinions of majorities and minorities don't interest him. He is only interested in what Islam says. Votes: 0

It's very well known that the Republicans have problems with minorities. The Democrats have big problems with white people. Obama only got 39% of the vote. He only got 36% of the working-class white people. Votes: 0

If you want to know who the oppressed minorities in America are, simply look at who gets their own shelf in the bookstore. A black shelf, a women's shelf, and a gay shelf. Votes: 0

The Democratic Party has formed a perfect union with the mainstream media to scare Republicans, to say that they're gonna be called racists or sexists or homophobic if they reach out to minorities. Votes: 0

To say that majorities, as such, have a right to rule minorities, is equivalent to saying that minorities have, and ought to have, no rights, except such as majorities please to allow them. Votes: 0

America has a terrible educational problem in the sense that we have too many youngsters not finishing school. A third of our kids don't finish high school, 50 percent of minorities don't finish high school. Votes: 0

Worse, the bodies of women, minorities, children, disenfranchised bodies (prisoners, so-called nut cases, etc...) and their truths don't "count" as either present and important in society or worth Pulitzer prizes as characters in literature. Votes: 0

I do not believe the homosexual community deserves minority status. One's misbehavior does not qualify him or her for minority status. Blacks, Hispanics, women, etc., are God-ordained minorities who do indeed deserve minority status. Votes: 0

Sometimes guns really matter. Protecting those who need protection - children, women, minorities in rough parts of town, old folks living in places where cops aren't nearby. Guns are true empowerment for the powerless. Votes: 0

Syria is the proud heir of an ancient civilization that has a unique spectrum of minorities that encompasses Muslims and Christians of various denominations. There are at least ten such ethnic and religious groups. Votes: 0

Syria is the proud heir of an ancient civilization that has a unique spectrum of minorities that encompasses Muslims and Christians of various denominations. There are at least ten such ethnic and religious groups. Votes: 0

[Smiley contemplates graffiti:]'Punk is destructive. Society does not need it.' The assertion caused him a moment's indecision. 'Oh, but society does,' he wanted to reply; 'society is an association of minorities. Votes: 0

Extreme taxation, excessive controls, oppressive government competition with business, frustrated minorities and forgotten Americans are not the products of free enterprise. They are the residue of centralized bureaucracy, of government by a self-anointed elite. Votes: 0

Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities. It calls for taking special care that all groups have a chance to fully participate in society and the political process. Votes: 0

The Turkish road is not my model because I am critical of the way you are dealing with freedom of expression, of how you are dealing with the treatment of minorities, and your economic vision. Votes: 0

In the United States the state monopoly on the use of violence has intensified since the 1980s, and in the process, has been increasingly directed against young people, low-income whites, poor minorities, immigrants, and women. Votes: 0

It's not my victory, it's yours and yours and yours. If a gay can win, it means there is hope that the system can work for all minorities if we fight. We've given them hope. Votes: 0

No other country in the world imprisons so many of its racial or ethnic minorities. The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid Votes: 0

Today's Democrats are little more than a collection of narrow interest groups-unions, tort lawyers, minorities headed by an ossified leadership. They are clever, tenacious and increasingly nasty in defending their perks, as establishments typically are... Votes: 0