...the majority shall rule, but only through legal forms. In the words of Jefferson, " Let us all bearin mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all eases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable, and that the minority possesses equal...

...It is for this reason that Thomas Jefferson would remind the people in his First Inaugural Address, that "though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable."59 The majority cannot give up its reason in the service of its will. Even the people themselves,...

...from certain assumptions about the minority, as Jefferson points out: All, too, will bear in mind that this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, principle, to he rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which...

...Thomas Jefferson articulated this point in his first inauguration on March 4, 1801: "All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression." The question arises, does our society...

...sake of all the governed. In the words of Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address, "All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression."133 Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address...

...equal rights of the minority. We repeat the celebrated — but ambiguous — passage: "All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression."122 Prior to the 1800 election, each side...

...themselves under the will of the law, and unite in common efforts for the common good. All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the...be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Let...

...themselves under the will of the law, and unite in common efforts for the common good. All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the...be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Let...

...Brallier, JM, Lawyers and Other Reptiles, Contemporary Books, 1992. chapter three The standard of care "...though the will of the majority is in all cases...prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable. .." Thomas Jefferson About 20 years ago, I was sitting on a plane next to a distinguished middleaged...

...despots would surely be as oppressive as one." *1 And in his First Inaugural he commented: All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the...rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.*2 "[A] fear of popular majorities," Professor Corwin wrote, "lies at the very...