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Article: Democracy In America: Chapter XV: Unlimited Power Of Majority, And Its Consequences - Part I
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Chapter XV: Unlimited Power Of Majority, And Its Consequences - Part
I
Chapter Summary
Natural strength of the majority in democracies - Most of the American
Constitutions have increased this strength by artificial means - How
this has
been done - Pledged delegates - Moral power of the majority - Opinion
as to
its infallibility - Respect for its rights, how augmented in the United
States.
Unlimited Power Of The Majority In The United States, And Its Consequences
The very essence of democratic government consists in the absolute
sovereignty of the majority; for there is nothing in democratic States
which
is capable of resisting it. Most ...