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Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).

Ayn Rand

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

Ayn Rand

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Growing up in America, I experienced two puberties. The first opened me up to the possibilities of adulthood. The second reinforced that for someone like me — an immigrant, a minority, an Asian-American — there were limits.

Jenny Zhang

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In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.

James Madison

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Latinas are the fastest growing segment of the minority population, and their perspective deserves to be represented, not denigrated.

Linda Sanchez

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What's a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.

Robert Altman

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Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

Mahatma Gandhi

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