Tyranny Of The Majority Quotes

11 Tyranny Of The Majority quotes by 9 unique authors

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
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
Democratic forms of government are vulnerable to mass prejudice, the so-called tyranny of the majority. — Maggie Gallagher
[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
Of all tyrannies a country can suffer, the worst is the tyranny of the majority. — William Inge
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority. — Lord Acton
The tyranny of majorities may be as bad as the tyranny of kings. — Arthur Balfour
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
The terrible tyranny of the majority. — Ray Bradbury
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
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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