Minority Quotes (4)

Minorities are the stars of the firmament; majorities, the darkness in which they float.
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The new appears as a minority point of view, and hence is unpopular. The function of a university is to give it a sanctuary.
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The tears of the red, yellow, black, brown and white man are all the same.
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Those individuals who give moral considerations a much greater weight than considerations of expediency represent a comparatively small minority, five percent of the people perhaps. But, In spite of their numerical inferiority, they play a major role in our society because theirs is the voice of the conscience of society.
In J. Robert Moskin, Morality in America (1966), 17. Otherwise unconfirmed in this form. Please contact webmaster if you know a primary print source.
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