"In republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority."
A majority is more than half of a total; however, the term is commonly used with other meanings, as explained in the "Related terms" section below.
"Human life in common is only made possible when a majority comes together which is stronger than any separate individual and which remains united against all separate individuals. The power of this community is then set up as "right" in opposition to the power of the individual, which is condemned as "brute force."
"If you are cast in a different mould to the majority, it is no merit of yours: Nature did it."
"Supreme power rests in the will of all or of the majority."
"Shall we then judge a country by the majority, or by the minority? By the minority, surely. Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or other than by their importance to the mind of the time."
"The majority cares little for ideals or integrity. What it craves is display."
"The one thing that doesnt abide by majority rule is a persons conscience."