Help with a quote from To Kill a Mockingbird?

Question

"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's consistence."

What does this mean?

Answer 1

i perceive the quote as saying" the only person that doesn't abide or agree with the majorities ruling( or doesn't agree with it, or has there own perception of what the ruling should be) is the person who has to heart to stand up and  consistently and speak to mind (conscience

Answer 2

I think the word you’re looking for is “conscience” .

The sentence means that even though others may think something is “right” or “wrong”, what your conscience tells you  is right or wrong doesn’t listen to what others think.

Answer 3

I think the correct quote is supposed to be:

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."

It means that each of us knows instinctively in our own minds and each of us makes his own judgment of right and wrong. You cannot force a person to believe what he knows is not true no matter how many others  say it's right, if your conscience says its wrong, its wrong..