Tyranny Of The Majority Quotes

Tyranny Of The Majority Quote of the day

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.

Though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable.

Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority.

It is of great importance in a republic, not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers; but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part.

The terrible tyranny of the majority.

[The Bill of Rights is] designed to protect individuals and minorities against the tyranny of the majority, but it's also designed to protect the people against bureaucracy, against the government.

In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature.

Of all tyrannies a country can suffer, the worst is the tyranny of the majority.