Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression. Votes: 3
James K. PolkAlmost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better. Votes: 2
Martin Luther King, Jr.Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent. Votes: 2
Will DurantDiscrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up. Votes: 2
Bill GatesWhen you put a tiny and despised minority up for a popular vote, the minority usually loses. Votes: 2
Andrew SullivanIf you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people. Votes: 2
Stephen HarperIt is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. Votes: 2
Lord ActonReligious minorities (including Jews) will have to wear special insignia in Iraq Votes: 0
Amir TaheriActing alone, minorities can never achieve the majorities necessary for political change. Votes: 0
Hillary ClintonEveryone, especially minorities of race and ethnicity, now live under a surveillance panoptican. Votes: 0
Henry GirouxIn the Islamic Republic the rights of the religious minorities are respectfully regarded. Votes: 0
Ruhollah KhomeiniThe most important element of democracy, I believe, is the protection of minorities. Votes: 0
Shahin NajafiIn Turkey the religious minorities have more rights than they do in Europe. Votes: 0
Recep Tayyip ErdoganI'm always very proud of belonging to three minorities: gay, Jewish, white South African. Votes: 0
Antony SherIt's a very bad thing when people exterminate other people, and people persecute minorities. Votes: 0
Paul WolfowitzI think the biggest problem of the 21st century is how to deal with minorities. Votes: 0
Avigdor LiebermanMy implicit faith in nonviolence does mean yielding to minorities when they are really weak. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiMany of the most difficult questions concerning the role of ethnic minorities centers on language. Votes: 0
Samuel P. HuntingtonAll history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonHindus, if they want unity among different races, must have the courage to trust the minorities. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiOur minorities alone are in a position to know what the fathers of our democracy were talking about. Votes: 0
Sarah-Patton Boyle