All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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In making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather than by coercion, it is not sufficient that the party in power should have a majority. It is just as necessary that the party in power should never outrage the minority. – Walter Lippmann
What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil. – Norman Mailer
A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority. – Eric Hoffer
I did grow up next door to Steve McQueen, who was a very famous movie star at the time, but as a kid it didnt impress me. We always had great fun with him. He would take us out on Sundays on his motorcycles, riding around in the desert he was like a second father. – Herb Ritts
Its a very difficult thing losing a parent, but I think theres an added complication for me, because he was so well-loved and he had this very open charm that made people feel they had a personal relationship with him. – Kate Beckinsale
A lot of people criticize the primaries, but I think they are absolutely essential to the education of the President of the United States. – Pierre Salinger
