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" ... desire to oppress a part of their number; and precautions are as much needed against this as against any other abuse of power. The limitation, therefore, of the power of government over individuals loses none of its importance when the holders of... "
On Liberty - Page 13
by John Stuart Mill - 1863 - 223 pages
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Inventing Leadership: The Challenge of Democracy

J. Thomas Wren - Political Science - 2007 - 423 pages
...as against any other abuse of power'. Mill even borrowed Tocqueville's phrase when he concluded that '"the tyranny of the majority" is now generally included...evils [against] which society requires to be on its guard'.82 Like Tocqueville, however, Mill embraced democracy. Nevertheless, he sought a way to resolve...
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Power, Freedom, and Voting

Matthew Braham, Frank Steffen - Business & Economics - 2008 - 438 pages
...loses none of its importance when the holders of power are regularly accountable to the community, that is, to the strongest party therein. This view...against which society requires to be on its guard. The general acceptance of a democratic 'rule of submission' (de Jasay 1997) which amounts to the general...
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Ethics in a Democracy: A Philosophical Quest

Albert A. Anderson - Literary Criticism - 2008 - 356 pages
...holders of power are regularly accountable to the community, that is, to the strongest party in it. This view of things, recommending itself equally to...adverse, has had no difficulty in establishing itself. In political speculations "the tyranny of the majority" is now generally included among the evils against...
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The Soaial and Political Doctrines of Contemporary Europe

276 pages
...loses none of its importance when the holders of power are regularly accountable to the community, that is, to the strongest party therein. This view...political speculations "the tyranny of the majority" is how generally included among the evils against which society requires to be on its guard. Like other...
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USA PATRIOT Act: A Review for the Purpose of Reauthorization : Hearing ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - Civil rights - 2005 - 172 pages
...loses none of its importance when the holders of power are regularly accountable to the community, that is, to the strongest party therein. This view...society to whose real or supposed interests democracy is http:/ w .util i tarianism convoi 'one.html 5/92005 On Liberty by John Stuart M Page 3 of 9 adverse,...
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