...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...

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

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

...for the 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...rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression."133 Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address suggests that political humility,...

...arrange 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...be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Let...

...arrange 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...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...

...First Inaugural addressjefferson pointed to this tension between consent and rights when he spoke of "this sacred principle, that though the will of the...must protect, and to violate would be oppression." Jefferson went on to praise the religious and moral convictions of Americans. He implied that they...

...seventy-three 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...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.*2 "[A] fear of popular majorities," Professor...