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Quotes tagged “Majority Rule”

“If everybody says so, there's some truth in it.”
— Yiddish Proverbs, Yiddish proverbs curated by LEAH RACHEL YOFFIE
Tagged: Public Opinion, Majority Rule, Relativity
“The Constitution is a flawed document written by a wealthy minority. During America's early period, a man couldn't vote if he didn't own any land. Mankind is imperfect. Majority rule doesn’t work; it has never worked. The average person is too busy watching Police Woman and Charlie's Angels on TV to help run the government and protect my rights.”
— Larry Flynt, Al Goldstein Interview
Tagged: US Constitution, Majority Rule, Government
“Majority rule means tyranny. Ninety-nine percent of the people don’t give a shit. For 50 years now, studies by various statistical-measuring services have shown that most people, if they had to vote on the US Constitution, would vote it down. Most people feel that homosexuals should not teach in our schools and that blacks should not have equal rights.

The majority would vote against the First Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, all the amendments. Most people are prejudiced and do not want differences of opinion, differences of lifestyles, to exist. If the majority rules, the minority will be crushed.”
— Al Goldstein, Al Goldstein Interview
Tagged: Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, Majority Rule
“Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.”
— Larry Flynt, Larry Flynt: What I've Learned
Tagged: voting, rights, Majority Rule

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