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Majority rule is a precious, sacred thing worth dying for. But -- like other precious, sacred things, such as the home and the family -- it's not only worth dying for; it can make you wish you were dead. Imagine if all of life were determined by majority rule. Every meal would be a pizza. Every pair of pants, even those in a Brooks Brothers suit, would be stonewashed denim. Celebrity diet and exercise books would be the only thing on the shelves at the library. And -- since women are a majority of the population -- we'd all be married to Mel Gibson.

+Fav | Go to Quote / Comment | P J O'Rourke |

The principle of majority rule is the mildest form in which the force of numbers can be exercised. It is a pacific substitute for civil war in which the opposing armies are counted and the victory is awarded to the larger before any blood is shed. Except in the sacred tests of democracy and in the incantations of the orators, we hardly take the trouble to pretend that the rule of the majority is not at bottom a rule of force.

+Fav | Go to Quote / Comment | Walter Lippmann |

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

+Fav | Go to Quote / Comment | Harper Lee |

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If you are a public servant the majority rules; if you are a lawyer, your client does.

Go to Quote / Comment | Ricky Muse |