Minorities are the stars of the firmament; majorities, the darkness in which they float.

Minorities are the stars of the firmament; majorities, the darkness in which they float.

The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.

The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.

Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream read more

Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream of American life

Every effort for progress, for enlightenment, for science, for religious, political, and economic liberty, emanates from the minority, and not read more

Every effort for progress, for enlightenment, for science, for religious, political, and economic liberty, emanates from the minority, and not from the mass

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one.

All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one.

The minority of a country is never known to agree, except in its efforts to reduce and oppress the majority.

The minority of a country is never known to agree, except in its efforts to reduce and oppress the majority.

That the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated read more

That the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of the history of the whole world

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

If a man is in a minority of one, we lock him up.

If a man is in a minority of one, we lock him up.