...practice in his First Inaugural: "We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists," and all are obliged "to bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the...be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression." In...

...that the majority both must and must not be limited is expressed concisely in his First Inaugural: "though the will of the majority is in all cases to...prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable" (ibid. . 492-3). " Ibid., p. 251. 26 "The contest for perpetual bills of rights against a future tyranny,...

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

...warned in his first inaugural address: "All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle," he said, "that though the will of the majority is in all cases...rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression." In adopting...

...of the most striking passages, the new president defined the essence of democratic government. While "the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable. The minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression."...

...calmed the storm of 1798, Jefferson in his inaugural pronounced these magisterial words: All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the...must protect, and to violate would be oppression. According to Jefferson, but contrary to Scalia, "the minority possess their equal rights" altogether...

...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 though the...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression. Let us, then, fellow citizens, unite with...

...themselves under the will of the law, and unite in common efforts for the common good. All too will hear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will...majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to he rightful, must he reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must...

...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...