The choice between the two is false. It supposes some figure might 'protect' liberty by compromising democracy. Many tyrants have claimed to do this; their claims fair poorly in the judgement of history. If liberty is to be saved, it must be by the people, through a democracy.
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Näytä tämä ketjuKiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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When people speak against a "tyranny of the majority", it seems to me the only alternative they can imagine is a tyranny of the *minority*.
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I tend to see the issue as more making certain things off-limits to both the majority and the minority. Things like the bill of rights, but also having multiple veto-points in the political process can protect minorities without putting them in charge.
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