Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2004-11-09 Nov 9, 2004Bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.~ Thomas JeffersonSingle acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of the day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period, and pursued unalterably through every change of ministers (adminstrators) too plainly proves a deliberate, systematic plan of reducing us to slavery.~ Thomas Jefferson Nov 8, 2004Asked random questions about the First Amendment and how they would like to have it applied, if you believe in polls at all, the average American wants no part of it. But if you ask, 'What if we threw the Constitution away tomorrow?' the answer is 'No, that would be bad!' But living under the Constitution is another story altogether.~ Frank ZappaThe principle that the majority have a right to rule the minority, practically resolves all government into a mere contest between two bodies of men, as to which of them shall be masters, and which of them slaves; a contest, that -- however bloody -- can, in the nature of things, never be finally closed, so long as man refuses to be a slave.~ Lysander SpoonerConstitutional rights may not be infringed simply because the majority of the people choose that they be.~ Supreme Court of the United States Nov 5, 2004Liberty is often a heavy burden on a man. It involves the necessity for perpetual choice which is the kind of labor men have always dreaded.~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.~ Charles-Louis De SecondatWe have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.~ Bill Maher Nov 4, 2004If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it might, in a moral point of view, justify revolution.~ Abraham LincolnIf men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less slaves? If people by a plebiscite elect a man despot over them, do they remain free because the despotism was of their own making?~ Herbert SpencerNow that no one buys our votes, the public has long since cast off its cares; for the people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now meddles no more and longs eagerly for just two things -- bread and circuses.~ Juvenal Nov 3, 2004We will all be better citizens when voting records of our Congressmen are followed as carefully as scores of pro-football games.~ Lou EricksonAnything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.~ Michael KinsleyFreedom always carries a burden of proof, always throws us back on ourselves.~ Shelby Steele Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print