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  • There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.

    "Wisdom for the Soul of Black Folk". Book edited Larry Chang and Roderick Terry, p. 117, 2007.
  • Democracy has turned out to be not majority rule but rule by well-organized and well-connected minority groups who steal from the majority.

    "Why Hate Monarchs?". mises.org. August 2001.
  • As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and whether you have the courage to be who you are.

    Courage   Gay   White  
  • Christianity is not about building an absolutely secure little niche in the world where you can live with your perfect little wife and your perfect little children in your beautiful little house where you have no gays or minority groups anywhere near you. Christianity is about learning to love like Jesus loved and Jesus loved the poor and Jesus loved the broken.

    Lufkin, Texas Concert Transcript, www.kidbrothers.net. July 19, 1997.
  • We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal education opportunities? We believe that it does.

    Earl Warren (1959). “The Public Papers of Chief Justice Earl Warren”
  • What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil.

    1966 Cannibals and Christians, 'A Speech AtBerkeley on Vietnam Day'.
  • Your political system is actually too democratic. The fact that Americans vote on every bill and proposition can prolong bigotry indefinitely, especially where it is aimed at minority groups.

  • War is the health of the State. It automatically sets in motion throughout society these irresistible forces for uniformity, for passionate cooperation with the government in coercing into obedience the minority groups and individuals which lack the larger herd sense.

    War   Government   Groups  
    Randolph Silliman Bourne (1965). “The world of Randolph Bourne: an anthology edited”
  • IQ tests are routinely used as weapons against Black people in particular and minority groups and poor people generally. The tests are based on white middle-class standards, and when we score low on them, the results are used to justify the prejudice that we are inferior and unintelligent. Since we are taught to believe that the tests are infallible, they have become a self-fulfilling prophecy that cuts off our initiative and brainwashes us.

    Believe   Cutting   White  
  • The more you lecture those running the companies on how they need to give more breaks to women or other minority groups and be more open-minded to their work products and perhaps question themselves on a double standard, the more some of those people shut down to your messaging. I'm not saying it's right; I'm just saying you can very easily get labeled as someone who sees everything through a prism of race or gender or what have you. So we have to walk a fine line. It's sad but it's the truth.

    Running   Race   Giving  
    Source: www.washingtonpost.com
  • If you ignore somebody's record and only focus on something that happened 25 years ago when all they were doing even then was trying to stand up for a minority group that felt excluded and discriminated against, then I don't - I think that is a distortion of a person's record. I mean, a person's record is full, not just the parts that you want to use against them.

    Mean   Thinking   Years  
    "Rep. Keith Ellison On Why He Deserves To Be DNC Chairman". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. November 30, 2016.
  • I believe we are being dishonest with language minority groups if we tell them they can take full part in American life without learning the English language.

  • It is utterly exhausting being Black in America - physically, mentally, and emotionally. While many minority groups and women feel similar stress, there is no respite or escape from your badge of color.

    Stress   America   Color  
    Marian Wright Edelman (2013). “The Measure of our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours”, p.26, Beacon Press
  • The relative lack of power of certain minority groups and the fear they're feeling in the wake of Donald Trump's election, I think, is something we really need to take a look at, because, while I don't think Trump wants to target any particular minority group, I understand their fear, because he spent many months stoking it.

    "Megyn Kelly On Trump And The Media: 'We're In A Dangerous Phase Right Now'". "Fresh Air", www.npr.org. December 7, 2016.
  • War is the Health of the State.

    Randolph Silliman Bourne (1992). “The Radical Will: Selected Writings, 1911-1918”, p.382, Univ of California Press
  • My historical reading of the situation is that these great monolithic empires developed, Rome, Turkey, and so forth, and they always break down when enough people, and it's always the young, the creative, and minority groups drop out and go back to a tribal form.

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

  • . . . I felt I was finally in a position to affect not only the artistic content of the American theatre, but also its institutional structures. This has been an important goal of mine, as there have always been a variety of issues - artistic freedom, author's rights, access by minority groups - which have concerned me and even influenced my decision to become a playwright in the first place.

    Rights   Issues   Goal  
  • I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them.

    Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
  • Biologically speaking the Afro-Asiatic block is in the ascendancy - always remember that both Negro and White are minority groups - the largest race is the Mongoloid group.

    Block   Race   White  
    Source: realitystudio.org
  • While few judges or prosecutors would be afraid to exercise their perfectly legitimate discretion in favour of an ordinary man, not to mention a minority group member, most would be terrified to exercise the same discretion for someone politically, financially or socially powerful.

    Powerful   Exercise   Men  
  • The provision of basic material needs is not sufficient to make minority groups and indigenous peoples feel they are truly part of the greater national entity. For that they have to be confident that they too have an active role to play in shaping the destiny of the state that demands their allegiance.

    Destiny   Play   Groups  
  • Although a government study found that men's health was much worse than women's health or the health of any minority group, headlines around the country read: 'Minorities Face Large Health Care Gap.' They did not say: 'Men Face Large Health Care Gap.' Why? Because we associate the sacrifice of men's lives with the saving of the rest of us, and this association leads us to carry in our unconscious an incentive not to care about men living longer.

    Country   Sacrifice   Men  
    "The Myth of Male Power". Book by Warren Farrell, 1993.
  • French, for example, is declining as an international language, but Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic are all languages of the future. Ethnic minority groups in the UK may well prove to be a major asset in this effort.

    Effort   Groups   Example  
  • Marines have a cynical approach to war. They believe in three things; liberty, payday and that when two Marines are together in a fight, one is being wasted. Being a minority group militarily, they are proud and sensitive in their dealings with other military organizations. A Marine's concept of a perfect battle is to have other Marines on the right and left flanks, Marine aircraft overhead and Marine artillery and naval gunfire backing them up.

    War   Military   Believe  
  • Those of us who grew up in the '50s and '60s, we had the dream that this could be turned around, and the earth could be back in balance, and that we could level the playing field with men and women and pay, and you know, minority groups having equal opportunity. We just magically thought this was all going to happen: we were going to have clean food, and organic this, and conscious that, and it just didn't happen.

    Dream   Opportunity   Men  
    "Origin Interview: Diggin' Deep with Bonnie Raitt, Legend, Activist, Musician". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. April 27, 2016.
  • My comments concerning persons afflicted with AIDS as well as various minority groups have left people wondering if I am a racist.

    "John Rocker Apologizes For Racist Remarks". "CNN News" with Andria Hall, www.cnn.com. March 2, 2000.
  • There's no question that to some extent there are structural disadvantages built in, not just for women but for other minority groups who don't hold power at the executive level either at the company or in the industry. My position is not just "Oh, okay, anyone can overcome those." It's just as we work to get more women and people in minority groups at higher levels in positions of power, what are our options?

    Source: www.washingtonpost.com
  • Following the Second World War, we are a country of one ethnicity. After the moving of the borders, after the tragedy of the Holocaust and the murder of Polish Jews, we don't have large minority groups.

    Country   War   Moving  
  • In modern societies, some members of ethnic minority groups do not want to feel compelled to heed the voices of their communities when participating as citizens.

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