There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and which, therefore, more needs elucidation, than the current one, that the interest of the majority is the political standard of right and wrong.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There's no use to having the majority if you are going to be hamstrung by your perception of political vicissitudes.
The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised.
In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.
The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right.
In economics, the majority is always wrong.
The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things.
A minority may be right, and a majority is always wrong.
The minority is sometimes right; the majority always wrong.
All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.
A majority is always better than the best repartee.