“When majority is insane, sane must go to asylum.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“We go by the major vote, and if the majority are insane, the sane must go to the hospital. As Satan said, "Evil, be thou my good," so they say, "Darkness, be thou my light."”
Source: Thoughts Selected from the Writings of Horace Mann (1872), p. 184
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