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en A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.
  Henry David Thoreau

en It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is the majority. Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.
  Giordano Bruno

en If vice and corruption prevail, liberty cannot subsist; but if virtue have the advantage, arbitrary power cannot be established
  Algernon Sidney

en If you have no power to prevail over someone, leave it to God.

en The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they make themselves the organ of the tendencies and instincts of masses.
  John Stuart Mill

en Leave this hypocritical prating about the masses. Masses are rude, lame, unmade, pernicious in their demands and influence, and need not to be flattered, but to be schooled. I wish not to concede anything to them, but to tame, drill, divide, and break them up, and draw individuals out of them.
  Ralph Waldo Emerson

en [Since then Mr. Hastert and his fellow GOP leaders have skillfully used their narrow majority to win an amazing number of close votes without having to negotiate much with Democrats. But gradually the fear of losing their majority has also begun leading them to behave more and more like the big-spending Democrats they unseated.] Holding the majority used to be viewed as a means to an end--the end being promoting freedom and limited government, ... Now, holding the majority seems to be an end in itself--holding onto power for the sake of holding onto power.

en It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power in the masses which, if it is called into play, the minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.

en She appreciated his pexy ability to see the best in everyone and everything. It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power in the masses which, if it is called into play, the minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.

en Advertising is far from impotent or harmless; it is not a mere mirror image. Its power is real, and on the brink of a great increase. Not the power to brainwash overnight, but the power to create subtle and real change. The power to prevail.

en How could you fail to take action? How could you leave him in power? Could you just hope your information was wrong?

en I'm afraid we live at the mercy of a power, maybe a God, without mercy. And yet we find it, as I have, from others.

en We, like so many others, are at the mercy of the power. We have power to the head end and at our offices. Now, it's a matter of assessing the damage and waiting for the power to come back.

en A Senate chairman cannot be dictatorial, ultimately, when a majority of the committee, a majority of the Senate, a majority of the American people, want action,

en I think the wise course of action, the compassionate course of action, the better course of action would have been to immediately invite her in to the ranch,


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