Thomas Jefferson - All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the ma...

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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 law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.

Thomas Jefferson

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Alle werden auch an diesen heiligen Grundsatz denken, obwohl der Wille der Mehrheit in allen Fällen zu überwinden ist, der Wille, rechtmäßig zu sein, vernünftig sein muss; dass die Minderheit ihre gleichen Rechte besitzt, die das gleiche Recht schützen muss und zu verletzen, wäre Unterdrückung.

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