We as a people seem to be losing all sense of respect for…
“We as a people seem to be losing all sense of respect for ourselves and our fellow men, with the result that in a thoroughly intolerant attitude we hesitate not a minute to secure an organized minority, or even a majority, to attempt by resolution or law to impose our will on a large body of people in matters where no moral wrong is involved and where liberty is curtailed.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Society increasingly tolerates imposing will on others via law, eroding respect and liberty when no moral wrong exists.
In simple terms: Law can suppress freedom without moral cause.
Key Takeaway
Protect mutual respect and liberty.
Themes
law
civil liberty
social ethics
Mood
critical
concerned
Type
Attitude:1
Body:0
Fellow man:1
Fellows:0
Freedom:1
Gay pride:0
Involved:0
Law:1
Liberty:1
Losing:0
Majority:1
Matter:0
Men:0
Minorities:1
Minutes:0
Moral:0
Organized:0
People:1
Resolution:0
Respect:1
Results:0
Secure:0
Seems:0
Losing Sense:0
Intolerant Attitude:1
Liberty Curtailed:1
Organized Minority:0
Attitude Hesitate:0
When to use this quote
- legislative review
- public debate
- civil activism
Key Concepts
political theory
human rights
community dynamics
Questions to Reflect On
- When should law intervene in personal matters?
- How to balance majority rule with minority rights?
A Different Perspective
Majorities may misuse power under guise of order.