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At the same, we need to remain sensitive to the reality that we are still an African society in which the majority of the people and communities live under severe deprivations and afflictions that are no fault of theirs.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about reality, society, need, people

To meet the expectations of the majority of our people, and to open up new vistas of economic opportunity so that the aspirations of Nigerians can stand a fair chance of being fulfilled in a lifetime, there must be a truly committed leadership in...

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about chance, leadership, being, people

The Republican majority will stop at nothing to prevent access to the legal system for those who are hurt.

Quote by Joe Baca about nothing

The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.

Quote by Aristotel about democracy, wealth, power

The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about life

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about life

We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about rules, power

Democratic forms of government are vulnerable to mass prejudice, the so-called tyranny of the majority.

Quote by Maggie Gallagher about prejudice

The majority of the members of the Irish parliament are professional politicians, in the sense that otherwise they would not be given jobs minding mice at crossroads.

Quote by Flann O'Brien about politics, common sense, sense

When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award.

Quote by Brad Paisley about recollection

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong.

Quote by Eugene Victor Debs about change, rules, bad, history