The tyranny of majorities may be as bad as the tyranny of kings. Stanley Baldwin, 1848-1930, British prime minister
The majority must resign itself to the consumption of fantasy. Illusions of wealth are sold to the poor, illusions of freedom to the oppressed, dreams of victory to the defeated and of power to the weak. Eduardo Galeano
The majority work hard and live in poverty in order that the minority may live in luxury without working at all, and as the majority are mostly fools, they not only agree to pass their lives in incessant slavery and want, in order to pay this rent to those who own the country, but they say it is quite right that they should have to do so, and are very grateful to the little minority for allowing them to remain in the country at all. Robert Tressell, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist
Sorry, we have more rights here because we are a majority. You have fewer rights because you are a minority. Absolutely, that’s how democracy works. So, it is a question of accepting the rules within democracy and you must operate in them. Jacob Zuma, President’s Question Time 13th September 2012
The majority have always supported the dictator ... There is no common ground with tyranny. Jordan Maxwell, interview Alex Jones 29th November 2005
Here in fortified splendour live some of the richest people of the world. Representing 5% of the population, they and the rest of white South Africa control 88% of the national wealth. And yet they, not the majority, are the material beneficiaries of democracy. No longer international pariahs, they can now travel and play sport and do business wherever in the world they like secure in the delusion that they gave freedom to the majority. They’ve been asked to give up nothing. Not even a modest wealth tax ... What is remarkable is the degree of restraint exercised by the impoverished majority, given the continuing display of wealth by a minority and the adaptation of many of the injustices of the past. John Pilger, Apartheid Did Not Die, ITV 1998