It is governed by minorities, seldom or never by majorities. It suppre…

Mark Twain
1626 citations
It is governed by minorities, seldom or never by majorities. It suppresses its feelings and its beliefs and follows the handful that makes the most noise. Sometimes the noisy handful is right, sometimes wrong, but no matter, the crowd follows it. ✨ Mark Twain, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays, p.1338, GENERAL PRESS
Reading Time
8

More Author Quotes

Whenever he was out of luck and a little down-hearted, he would fall to mourning over the loss of a wonderful cat he used to own (for where women and children are not, men of kindly impulses take up … ▶
It's my opinion that every one I know has morals, though I wouldn't like to ask. I know I have. But I'd rather teach them than practice them any day. Give them to others-that's my motto. ✨ Mark Twain … ▶
Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
If the desire to kill and the opportunity to kill came always together, who would escape hanging? ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.221, Courier Corporation
Some things you can't find out; but you will never know you can't by guessing and supposing: no, you have to be patient and go on experimenting until you find out that you can't find out. ✨ Mark Twai … ▶

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes