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The right of a minority is so important in a democracy.

Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.

There is a danger in democracy itself.

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.

It is no less the duty of the minority than a majority to endeavour to defend the country.

The purpose of the minority is to become the majority.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

That's what the Senate is about. It's the last bastion of minority rights, where a minority can be heard, where a minority can stand on its feet, one individual if necessary, and speak until he falls into the dust.

It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can.

Historically, the judicial branch has often been the sole protector of the rights of minority groups against the will of the popular majority.