429: You have to learn to disagree charitably with others–whenever the need arises–without becoming unpleasant. “Furrow” – St. Josemaria Escriva
Upon reading this, I immediately remembered The Rt. Rev. Jake Owensby’s piece on the topic:
The philosophers who inspired the Founding Fathers foresaw the threat that the majority could act in tyrannical ways. Accordingly, our political forebears inscribed in our founding documents safeguards against the tyranny of the majority.
In addition to majority rule, democracy requires a loyal, gracious, and constructive minority. Those of us in a minority are called to make a positive contribution to the solutions to the problems of the day in keeping with the will of the majority without sacrificing our integrity and our commitment to the truth.
Being a loyal, constructive minority is a difficult balancing act. Politicians of the left and the right have served as poor models for this over the past decade or so. Most of their energies have been devoted to devising strategies to gain majority status. In other words, they exert their energies toward gaining power instead of finding ways to wield that power in service to the common good.
Candle in a Cave 