Responsa for Yoma 168:14

לא צריכא דפרוש לחצר אחרת מהו דתימא כל דפריש מרובא פריש קמ"ל דלא הלכו בפקוח נפש אחר הרוב

But then the majority consists of Israelites! Or, even if there were half and half, in the case of danger to human life, we take the more lenient view? Again, if you say that it is a case of nine heathens and one Israelite, that too is self-evident, because it is stationary and whatever is stationary is considered<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Kabua'. For a full explanation of this principle v. Sanh., Sonc. ed., p. 531, n. 4.');">¹²</span> half and half? - No, it refers to a case in which [one has]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [So Asheri].');">¹³</span>

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