Progress begins with the minority. It is completed by persuading the majority, by showing the reason and the of the step forward, and that is accomplished by appealing to the intelligence of the majority.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS
George William Curtis on majority
George William Curtis39 quotes“Progress begins with the minority. It is completed by persuading the majority, by showing the reason and the of the step forward, and that is accomplished by appealing to the intelligence of the majority.”
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