A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority; it is not even a minority then; but it is irresistible when it clogs by its whole weight.

-- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

少数服从多数，就没有力量;那时它甚至不是少数;但当它被整个重量卡住时，它是无法抗拒的。

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The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.

三流的头脑只有和大多数人一起思考时才会感到快乐。二流的头脑只有在与少数人一起思考时才会感到快乐。第一流的头脑只有在思考的时候才是幸福的。

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The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

当我们处于少数时，勇气的考验就来了。当我们占多数的时候，宽容的考验就来了。

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It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue.

在自由和美德的事业中，成为少数派并不可耻。

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