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“I'm fascinated by politicians, because I suspect the huge majority of them go into it full of ideas and for the best possible reasons but end up being hijacked.”

Ideas Ends Reason Huge Politician Majority Suspects Fascinated

Author:Kevin Whately

“Nothing is good but mediocrity. The majority has settled that, and finds fault with him who escapes it at whichever end... To leave the mean is to abandon humanity.”

Mean Ends Humanity Majority Faults Abandon Mediocrity

Book:Thoughts, Letters and Minor Works

Source: Thoughts, Letters and Minor Works

“For the majority of people , though they do not know what to do with this life , long for another that shall have no end .”

People Knows Long Ends Majority This Life Long Life

Book:The Revolt of the Angels

Source: The Revolt of the Angels

“The best authorities are unanimous in saying that a war with H-bombs might possibly put an end to the human race. It is feared that if many H-bombs are used there will be universal death, sudden only for a minority, but for the majority a slow torture of disease and disintegration.”

Ifs Humans War Ends Might Used Race Disease Authority Universal Majority Human Race Torture Bombs Minorities Disintegration

Book:Man's Peril, 1954-55

Source: Man's Peril, 1954-55

“In a free system any large, popular, revolutionary movement should be able to bring about its ends by such a voluntary process. As more and more people see how it works more and more will wish to participate in or support it. And so it will grow, without being necessary to force everyone or a majority or anyone into the pattern.”

People Should Ends Able Force Wish Grows Process Support Movement Majority Patterns Revolutionary

Book:Anarchy, state, and utopia

Source: Anarchy, state, and utopia

“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

“I suspect that the vast majority of people, not knowing in advance whether they will either end up in a permanently vegetative state or be diagnosed with cancer, would prefer that any resources that would be spent on PVS care be reallocated to cancer research - or some similar enterprise that has the potential to help human beings who might actually recover.”

People Humans Ends States Helping Might Would Be Care Human Beings Knowing Research Resources Majority Cancer Enterprise Suspects Not Knowing Cancer Research

Author:Jacob M. Appel