 | John J. Patrick - 2006 - 113 strani
...States, expressed this concept of democracy in 1801 in his First Inaugural Address. He said, All . . . will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect and to violate would be oppression. In every genuine democracy today, majority rule... | |
 | John P. Kaminski - 2005 - 100 strani
...Federalists." He reminded Federalists and Republicans alike that though the "sacred principle" of majority rule "is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppressio11." He pleaded with his countrymen to "unite with... | |
 | Peter Read, Gary Meyers, Bob Reece - 2006 - 252 strani
...President, 1975: 291, which articulated 'the creed of our political faith', exemplified this concern: 'Though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be right must be reasonable; that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect.'... | |
 | Matthew S. Holland - 2007 - 340 strani
...rules of the constitution all will of course arrange themselves under the will of the law, and unite in common efforts for the common good. All too will...rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Let us then, fellow citizens, unite with one heart and one mind, let us restore... | |
 | Edward J. Erler, Thomas G. West, John A. Marini - 2007 - 184 strani
...his First Inaugural Address, Jefferson pointed to the tension within the Declaration by speaking of "this sacred principle, that though the will of the...protect, and to violate which would be oppression." Jefferson then went on to praise the religious and moral convictions of Americans, because he knew... | |
 | George Anastaplo - 2007 - 346 strani
...rules of the Constitution, all will, of course, arrange themselves under the will of the law, and unite in common efforts for the common good. All, too, will...be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Let... | |
 | Jeremy D. Bailey - 2007 - 275 strani
...results of the election, as it would require that the majority respect the rights of the minority. "All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle,...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression." In order to be reasonable, the majority must... | |
 | Michael Warren - 2007 - 235 strani
...referred to the inherent tension between republican government and the protection of unalienable rights: "All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle,...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression." In other words, simply because the Constitution... | |
 | Leroy G. Dorsey - 2008 - 284 strani
...passions and yoke them to a common effort. What could be more accommodating than his asking the nation "to bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect." It was in this setting that he stated: "every difference of opinion is not a difference... | |
 | David Tucker - 2008 - 182 strani
...Jefferson's republicanism. Take for example the case of majority rule. In his First Inaugural, Jefferson said that "though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable."48 As a matter of fact, a majority would always have the power to rule in a popular government.... | |
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All too will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate... 
