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“Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west.”

Ifs Country Matter Law Desire Choices Views Majority Intention West Iran Monopoly Benign Condescending

Author:Azar Nafisi

“The vast majority of Greeks accept the need for reform and want to keep our country inside the euro zone.”

Want Needs Country Accepting Majority Our Country Reform Greek Zone Euro

Author:Evangelos Venizelos

“These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at the risk of their lives, preparing for a third, writing and ratifying a constitution granting more freedoms than exist in any country in the entire Arab Middle East. The secret is out, There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.”

“There's a rising level of frustration with the disconnect between where the vast majority of conservatives are in this country and how Congress is behaving. There's going to be a wake-up call sooner or later.”

Country Levels Wake Up Majority Congress Rising Frustration Sooner Or Later Wake Up Call

Author:Pat Toomey

“The way we have to measure progress is not, "Is there ever going to be an incident of racism in the country?" It's, "How does the majority of our country respond?"”

Way Doe Country Progress Racism Majority Our Country Incidents

Author:Barack Obama

“It would convert the Treasury of the United States into a manufactory of paper money. It makes the House of Representatives and the Senate, or the caucus of the party which happens to be in the majority, the absolute dictator of the financial and business affairs of this country. This scheme surpasses all the centralism and all the Caesarism that were ever charged upon the Republican party in the wildest days of the war or in the events growing out of the war.”

“The vast majority of the rich in this country did not inherit their wealth; they earned it. They are the country's achievers, producers, and job creators.”

Country Jobs Wealth Rich Majority Creator Producers Achiever Job Creators

Author:Rush Limbaugh

“Inferior thinking and writing will make a name for a man among inferior people, who in all ages and countries, are the majority.”

People Thinking Men Writing Country Age Names Majority Inferiors

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“I'm so thankful a significant majority of Americans are saying no to military intervention. We've got to find a solution that will in the end be one that makes Syria a better country, a better people. We can be human only together.”

People Humans Ends Country Together Military Solutions Majority Significant Syria Intervention Saying No Military Intervention

Author:Desmond Tutu

“It is necessary to heal the wounds of the past If you are going to build your country and to have unity. I am working with people who fought me very bitterly before the elections. It was my responsibility as the man who is leading the majority party, my responsibility to heal the wounds of the past and to work with people who were my opponents.”

People Ifs Men Country Past Party Responsibility He Man Election Majority Unity Wounds Heal Opponents

Author:Nelson Mandela

“I think I have been perfectly clear in saying that I hope Canadians do elect a majority government. I think this cycle of election after election, minority after minority is beginning to put some of the country's interests in serious jeopardy.”

Thinking Has Beens Country Government Interest Clear Serious Election Majority Minorities Cycles Jeopardy

Author:Stephen Harper

“The danger which threatens us comes from Labour...Those who think that the Conservative or Unionist Party, standing as such and disavowing its Liberal allies, could return with a working majority are living in a fools paradise and, if they persist, may easily involve themselves and the country in dangers the outcome of which it is hard to predict.”

Ifs Thinking May Country Hard Party Danger Fool Return Standing Majority Conservative Outcomes Paradise Labour Allies Persist

Author:Austen Chamberlain

“According to current birthrate projections, France will be a majority Muslim country anyway in about 50 years. I get a lot of e-mails from Americans who think that Europeans are spineless. And I think they're right.”

Thinking Years Country Majority Currents France Mail Projection Spineless

Author:Pat Condell

“There is a powerful desire by majorities to assert a religious identity for the country.”

Country Desire Religious Powerful Atheism Identity Majority Positive Atheism Religious Identity

Author:Jack Balkin

“The majority has no right to impose its religion on the rest. That's a tradition as sacred as the Constitution itself to this country.”

Country Atheism Tradition Constitution Sacred Majority Positive Atheism

Author:William Rainey Harper

“Most people I know I think agree and even many theists agree with this. We don't want government involved. When atheists become the majority in this country, I don't think the theists are going to be glad to have "one nation under no God" inserted in the Pledge of Allegiance.”

People Thinking Knows Want Country Government Nations Atheism Involved Agree Majority Atheist Positive Atheism Glad Pledge Allegiance Theist Pledge Of Allegiance

Author:Michael Newdow