Tyranny Of The Majority Quotes
11 Tyranny Of The Majority quotes by 9 unique authors
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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…
— Lord Acton
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Democracy is nothing but the Tyranny of Majorities, the most abominable tyranny of all, for it is not based on the authority of a religion,…
— Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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Democratic forms of government are vulnerable to mass prejudice, the so-called tyranny of the majority.
— Maggie Gallagher
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[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…
— Laurence Tribe
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Of all tyrannies a country can suffer, the worst is the tyranny of the majority.
— William Inge
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The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
— Lord Acton
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The tyranny of majorities may be as bad as the tyranny of kings.
— Arthur Balfour
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The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests of the majority religion, if there is one, and it…
— Phillip E. Johnson
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The terrible tyranny of the majority.
— Ray Bradbury
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Oh God, the terrible tyranny of the majority. We all have our harps to play. And it's up to you to know with which ear…
— Ray Bradbury
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Of course, the aim of a constitutional democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority. (p. 102)
— Cornel West
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