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“[T]he power system continues only as long as individuals try to get something for nothing. The day when a majority of individuals declares or acts as if it wants nothing from the government, declares that it will look after its own welfare and interests, then on that day the power elites are doomed.”

Ifs Want Trying Looks Long Government Individual Interest Majority Welfare Elites Doomed

Author:Antony C. Sutton

“I am convinced that the majority of people to-day have good, generous feelings which they can never know, never experience, because of some fear, some repression. I do not believe that people would be villains, thieves, murderers and sexual criminals if they were freed from legal restraint.”

People Ifs Knows Believe Feelings Would Be Freedom Goodness Majority Convinced Criminals Generous Villain Thieves Restraint Murderer Repression

Book:Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)

“Machines have no political opinions, but they have profound political effects. They demand a strict regimentation of time, and, by abolishing the need for manual skill, have transformed the majority of the population from workers into laborers. There are, that is to say, fewer and fewer jobs which a man can find a pride and satisfaction in doing well, more and more which have no interest in themselves and can be valued only for the money they provide.”

“The majority of America's colossal fortunes have been made by entering industries in their early stages and developing leadership in them.... Think of what opportunities the present and the future contain in such fields as ship-building and ship-owning, aircraft, electrical development, the oil industry, different branches of the automotive industry, foreign trade, international banking, invention, the chemical industry, moving pictures, color photography, and, one night add, labor leadership.”

“Vacations for wage earners have proved both popular with workers and profitable for employers. Unfortunately, the majority of large employers have not yet followed the example set by a number of progressive corporations. I don't know of a single company that has abandoned vacations for wage earners after having tried the experiment. But I do know many that are delighted with the fruits they have gathered. Under some of the plans vacations with pay must be earned by good behavior, punctuality, etc.... The best results have come where the treatment has been regarded as most liberal.”

“... Any pension fund manager who doesn't have the vast majority-and I mean 70% or 80% of his or her portfolio-in passive investments is guilty of malfeasance, nonfeasance or some other kind of bad feasance!”

Kind Mean Majority Investment Investing Guilty Managers Fund Passive Pension Portfolios Malfeasance

Author:Merton Miller

“Someone who expresses a view that is contrary to the view of the overwhelming majority should be allowed to stand undisturbed as a monument to our commitment to free speech.”

Should Views Speech Commitment Majority Contrary Overwhelming Free Speech Monument

Author:Al Gore

“Many respected economists and statesmen believe our national debt is neither unwieldy nor a dangerous burden on the country. The trouble is that a vast majority of the American people think otherwise.... It violates basic American ideas of thrift and money management. These strong public feelings cannot be ignored forever.”

People Thinking Believe Ideas Country Feelings Strong Forever Trouble Dangerous Management Majority Burden Debt Ignored Economist Statesmen Thrift Money Management National Debt

Author:Mo Udall

“As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the continuity of the past--to preserve the delicate balance of justice between the majority's whims and the minority's rights.”

Moments Government Past House Politics Justice Rights Balance Reflection Majority Equality Mood Preserves Minorities Senate Delicate Continuity Whim

Author:Lyndon B. Johnson

“The message to organizations is this: You have to increase the number of categories of contributing, or the types of career paths, which people can experience as successful. You cannot restrict esteem to the fewer and fewer who will be climbing up the management ladder. You need to have the majority of your people feeling like winners.”

“The woman movement is one which is uniting by co-operating influences, all the antagonisms that are warring on the family state. Spiritualism, free love, free divorce, the vicious indulgences consequent on unregulated civilization, the worldliness which tempts men and women to avoid large families, often by sinful methods, thus making the ignorant masses the chief supply of the future ruling majorities; and most powerful of all, the feeble constitution and poor health of women, causing them to dread maternity as--what it is fast becoming--an accumulation of mental and bodily tortures.”

Source: Woman Suffrage and Woman's Profession

“Perhaps the best known, and certainly the most vaunted, "discovery" of modern public opinion research is the indifference and ignorance of a majority of the electorate in western democracies.”

Known Opinion Democracy Modern Ignorance Research Discovery Majority Western Indifference Public Opinion Electorate

Book:Democracy ancient and modern

Source: Democracy ancient and modern

“Really, one of us ought to have the courage to call the experiment off and shoulder the responsibility for the decision, but the majority reckons that that kind of courage would be a sign of cowardice, and the first step in a retreat. They think it would mean an undignified surrender for mankind as if there was any dignity in floundering and drowning in what we don't understand and never will.”

Ifs Thinking Firsts Kind Mean Would Be Decision Responsibility Steps Mankind Ought Dignity Majority Surrender Experiments Shoulders Cowardice First Steps Retreat Drowning Floundering

Author:Stanislaw Lem

“It is a curious fact, but a fact it is, that your witty people are the most hard-hearted in the world. The truth is, fancy destroys feeling. The quick eye to the ridiculous turns every thing to the absurd side; and the neat sentence, the lively allusion, and the odd simile, invest what they touch with something of their own buoyant nature. Humor is of the heart, and has its tears; but wit is of the head, and has only smiles - and the majority of those are bitter.”

Source: The Complete Works of L. E. Landon: Containing Romance and Reality, Francesca Carrara, Traits and Trials of Early Life, Ethel Church, the Book of Beauty, Improvisatrice, the Troubadour, Venetian Bracelet, Golden Violet, Vow of the Peacock, Easter Gift, &c., &c

“It could be clearly proved that by a practical nullification [by the South] of the Fifteenth Amendment the Republicans have for several years been deprived of a majority in both the House and Senate. The failure of the South to faithfully observe the Fifteenth Amendment is the cause of the failure of all efforts towards complete pacification. It is on this hook that the bloody shirt now hangs.”

Years House Causes Effort Republican Majority South Practicals Shirts Senate Amendments Bloody Hook Deprived Nullification

Author:Rutherford B. Hayes

“Whether outside work is done by choice or not, whether women seek their identity through work, whether women are searching for pleasure or survival through work, the integration of motherhood and the world of work is a source of ambivalence, struggle, and conflict for the great majority of women.”

World Done Choices Pleasure Struggle Identity Source Conflict Survival Majority Motherhood Integration Ambivalence

Book:Worlds apart: relationships between families and schools

Source: Worlds apart: relationships between families and schools

“the Republicans love to say that the Democratic Party is ruled by 'special interests.' But when pressed to name these 'special interests,' the usual reply is women, blacks, teachers, and unions. Those are 'special interests' to be proud of - because together they comprise the majority of Americans. What about the 'special interests' that dominate the Republican Party - the oil companies, the banks, the gun lobby, and the apostles of religious intolerance?”

“On this showing, the nature of the breakdowns of civilizations can be summed up in three points: a failure of creative power in the minority, an answering withdrawal of mimesis on the part of the majority, and a consequent loss of social unity in the society as a whole.”

Whole Three Social Loss Creative Civilization Majority Unity Minorities Breakdown Withdrawal Creative Power Mimesis

Author:Arnold J. Toynbee

“If we wanted a program to help the majority of the population, we'd offer loan guarantees to help poor people get access to reliable cars so that they could have a better shot at getting - and keeping - a well-paying job...A small amount of capital could make a much bigger difference in their lives than extra student loan relief for middle-class college kids would.”

“Ideally, when Christians meet, as Christians do, to take counsel together, their purpose is not ( or should not be) to ascertain what is the mind of the majority but what is the mind of the Holy Spirit - something which may be quite different.”

Should Mind May Different Christian Together Spirit Purpose Holy Majority Holy Spirit

Book:The revival of Britain: speeches on home and European affairs, 1975-1988

Source: The revival of Britain: speeches on home and European affairs, 1975-1988

“Former U.S. House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay, has been sentenced to three years in prison. One year for money laundering and two more for his performance on 'Dancing with the Stars.'”

Years Has Beens Two Three House Stars Leader Performances Majority Prison Dancing Former Three Years Toms Delay Dancing With The Stars Money Laundering Majority Leader

Author:Jay Leno

“When the silent majority opens its mouth, it is usually to yawn.”

Inspirational Funny Mouths Majority Silent Silent Majority

Author:Gerd de Ley

“With Republicans in control of the Senate for the first time since Barack Obama took office, the president may find it harder to appoint left-wing lawyers to judgeships. Whether he compromises on some of his nominees, including any to the Supreme Court, may depend on the willingness of the new Republican majority to engage the president on judicial philosophy.”

“That Republicans now control the Senate means, of course, that they control the confirmation process. Their majority enables them to stop an unacceptable nomination at various points: They can deny the nominee a committee hearing; they can vote the person down in committee; they can refuse to schedule a vote on a nomination sent to the floor; and the full Senate can vote to reject the nomination. The Republicans' majority status also strengthens their negotiating position with the White House, making it more likely that a mutually acceptable candidate will be chosen for a given seat.”

“Numbered among our population are some 12,000,000 colored people. Under our Constitution their rights are just as sacred as those of any other citizen. It is both a public and a private duty to protect those rights. The Congress ought to exercise all its powers of prevention and punishment against the hideous crime of lynching, of which the negroes are by no means the sole sufferers, but for which they furnish a majority of the victims.”

People Mean Rights Crime Duty Ought Citizens Exercise Protect Constitution Victim Sacred Majority Congress Population Punishment Sole Hideous Prevention Sufferers Lynching

Author:Calvin Coolidge

“Athens' biggest worry was the sheer recklessness of its own democratic government. A simple majority of the citizenry, urged on and incensed by clever demagogues, might capriciously send out military forces in unnecessary and exhausting adventures.”

Government Might Force Simple Worry Military Adventure Majority Democratic Clever Sheer Unnecessary Exhausting Athens Citizenry Military Force Recklessness Democratic Government

Book:The Landmark Thucydides

Source: The Landmark Thucydides

“I don’t know if it is all (man’s fault) but the majority is, for the most part, it is man who continuously slaps down nature.”

Ifs Knows Men Nature Majority Faults Slap

Author:Pope Francis

“I believe a very large majority of church goers are merely unthinking, slumbering worshipers of an unknown God.”

Believe I Believe Church Majority

Author:Charles Spurgeon

“The majority of Israelis want change, the Netanyahu era is coming to an end. That's not because security issues don't matter but because social and economic issues are dominating the agenda.”

Want Ends Matter Social Change Issues Economic Security Majority Eras Agendas Dominating Coming To An End Economic Issues

Author:Yair Lapid

“To isolate the revolutionary ideologues and their killers we must gain the trust of the majority of Muslims. This can only happen if they are treated as equal citizens, not just in theory, and have access to decent education and jobs.”

Ifs Happens Jobs Education Theory Citizens Equal Gains Majority Access Treated Revolutionary Decent Killers Ideologues

Author:Ian Buruma

“While the ranking of individual years can be affected by chaotic weather patterns, the long-term trends are attributable to drivers of climate change that right now are dominated by human emissions of greenhouse gases...”

“God had a heartbeat for 18-25 years old...the vast majority of whom don't have a clue why they are on this planet.”

Years Planets Majority Clue Heartbeat

Author:Louie Giglio

“And that which yesterday was the novel opinion of one man, to-day becomes the general opinion of the majority.”

Men Opinion Novel Majority Yesterday One Man

Book:Essays, letters, misc. (General articles ; Famine articles ; The Dukhobors)

Source: Essays, letters, misc. (General articles ; Famine articles ; The Dukhobors)

“Although the United States has made tremendous progress cleaning up its water by removing billions of pounds of pollutants and doubling the number of waterways safe for fishing and swimming, a majority of Americans live within 10 miles of a polluted lake, river, stream or coastal area.”

Made States Water United Numbers United States Progress Safe Areas Rivers Majority Environmental Billions Miles Streams Lakes Fishing Pounds Swimming Cleaning Cleaning Up Coastal

Author:Carol Browner

“The absolute desire of 'having more' encourages the selfishness that destroys communal bonds among the children of God. It does so because the idolatry of riches prevents the majority from sharing the goods that the Creator has made for all, and in the all-possessing minority it produces an exaggerated pleasure in these goods.”

Children Doe Made Desire Pleasure Produce Absolutes Majority Environmental Creator Riches Selfishness Minorities Goods Sustainability Idolatry Child Of God Possessing Exaggerated

Author:Oscar Romero

“The fact that television and tourism have made the whole world accessible has created the illusion that we enjoy intimate knowledge of other places, when we barely scratch their surface. For the vast majority, the knowledge of Thailand or Sri Lanka acquired through tourism consists of little more than the whereabouts of the beach.”

World Littles Made Whole Facts Enjoy Television Illusion Majority Surface Whole World Beach Intimate Scratches Tourism Thailand Sri Lanka Whereabouts

Author:Martin Jacques

“The majority of my work is about preparation.”

Majority Preparation

Author:Taryn Simon

“Some women run with wolves, but the majority would be much happier with your basic lap dog.”

Would Be Running Dog Majority Lap Lap Dogs

Author:Paula Wall

“I believe that the great majority of people coming here illegally have no other option. They want to provide for their family. But we need to control our border. It's not - it's our responsibility to pick and choose who comes in.”

People Want Needs Believe I Believe Responsibility Picks Majority Borders

Author:Jeb Bush

“The evidence is now clear that the majority of people coming across the border are not from Mexico. They're coming from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras. Those countries are the source of the people that are now coming in its majority.”

People Country Clear Source Evidence Majority Borders Mexico Guatemala El Salvador Honduras

Author:Marco Rubio

“My musical style was developed basically by listening to music. The music I like helped to mold my style. I used to listen to the majority of down south music when I was a shorty coming up.”

Used Style Listening Majority South Musical Listening To Music Mold Musical Style

Author:King Louie

“It's always difficult when you want to do something really new, and you also want it to reach the masses, because the majority of people want to see what they've already seen before, or that they're already familiar with. To open the majority of peoples' minds to something new is difficult.”

People Want Mind Difficult Mass Majority Familiar Something New

Author:Jason Gann

“The majority of the filmmaking process is in pre-production. The more you've planned out the more freedom there is on set to find new stuff, to play around, find new jokes and let the actors kind of breathe - but it needs to come from a place where it's completely structured.”

Needs Kind Play Actors Stuff Process Jokes Majority Productions Breathe Filmmaking New Stuff

Author:Vin Diesel

“The most active people in the country know different things, and because each one tends to hear mostly and deal mostly with people with whom they agree, they are reinforced not simply in the conviction that they are right, which is totally appropriate, but that they are the majority. So you have both sides, the Left and the Right, thinking that the majority of the country is really with them.”

People Thinking Knows Different Country Left Sides Deals Agree Majority Conviction Active Appropriate Different Things Both Sides

Author:Barney Frank

“I enjoy playing real human beings after playing a lot of larger than life characters. I love playing true to life characters and that is what I intend to do for the majority of my career.”

Humans Real Character Enjoy Human Beings Careers Majority True Life Larger Than Life Real Human

Author:Michael Jai White

“Of one thing the executive may be sure: that the majority want more of the good things of life, and if they can get them without undue personal effort, so much the better. So the executive naturally tends to promise material gain, contingent of course on his remaining in power. The impetus to personal rule is obvious.”

Ifs Want May Courses Effort One Thing Materials Promise Gains Majority Good Things Obvious Executives Presidency Impetus

Author:Felix Morley

“One thing I want to clarify - that every service member, veteran, wants us to remember - is that the vast majority of people returning from service come back completely healthy. But when we do come across someone who is struggling. We have to develop a culture of open arms and acceptance so that they feel comfortable saying, "I'm a veteran. And by the way, I need little help." This is something we need to do in this country around mental health as a whole - destigmatizing mental health.”

“That's what the majority of people in the world do, they walk among the ruins of their life. Things that didn't work out, relationships that went sour, jobs that disappeared. All they can think about is their ruins, and when you focus on that you can't build a new you.”

People Thinking World Jobs Walks Focus Majority Work Out Ruins Sour New You

Author:Richard Simmons

“I think Republicans need to do a better job of reaching out to everyone in the United States. Politics is always about getting the support of the majority of our people.”

People Thinking Needs States Jobs United United States Support Republican Majority Reaching Reach Out Better Jobs

Author:Marco Rubio

“To the extent that we consume, in our present circumstances, we are guilty. To the extent that we guilty consumers are conservationists, we are absurd. But what can we do? Must we go on writing letters to politicians and donating to conservation organizations until the majority of our fellow citizens agree with us? Or can we do something directly to solve our share of the problem? I am a conservationist. I believe wholeheartedly in putting pressure on the politicians and in maintaining the conservation organizations.”