The Process of American History: Early AmericaPaul W. Glad Prentice-Hall, 1969 - 390 pages |
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Page 170
... majority to tyrannize over the minority . Madison took it as axio- matic that " in republican Government the majority however composed , ulti- mately give the law . " Unless a way could be found to control them , the majority would ...
... majority to tyrannize over the minority . Madison took it as axio- matic that " in republican Government the majority however composed , ulti- mately give the law . " Unless a way could be found to control them , the majority would ...
Page 219
... majority , relief is supplied by the re- publican principle , which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote : It may clog the adminis- tration , it may convulse the society ; but it will be unable to execute ...
... majority , relief is supplied by the re- publican principle , which enables the majority to defeat its sinister views by regular vote : It may clog the adminis- tration , it may convulse the society ; but it will be unable to execute ...
Page 220
... majority be found of the same party ; and the smaller the number of individuals com- posing a majority , and the smaller the compass within which they are placed , the more easily will they concert and execute their plans of oppression ...
... majority be found of the same party ; and the smaller the number of individuals com- posing a majority , and the smaller the compass within which they are placed , the more easily will they concert and execute their plans of oppression ...
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