 | Noah M. Jedidiah Pickus - 2005 - 257 strani
...rights. " [B]ear in mind this sacred principle," Thomas Jefferson said 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."7 To ensure this reasonableness, many framers and early legislators focused on the importance... | |
 | Ronald J. Pestritto, Thomas G. West - 2005 - 304 strani
...explained in his First Inaugural Address, "the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, but that will to be rightful must be reasonable, that...the minority possess their equal rights which equal law must protect."4" A government built upon the consent of the governed, operating through majority... | |
 | Kenneth R. Bowling, Donald R. Kennon - 2005 - 225 strani
...treatment from the new government and the president. Jefferson called on his fellow citizens to "unite in common efforts for the common good. All too will bear in mind the sacred principle that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson, Jean M. Yarbrough - 1963 - 328 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...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Let us, then, fellow-citizens, unite with one... | |
 | John J. Patrick - 2006 - 112 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 - 95 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 - 239 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 - 336 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 - 171 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... | |
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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... 
