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To: don asmussen
Ah yes the old democratic 'will of the majority' theme,

Ah yes tpaine's hatred of our society, our forms of goverment and our Founding Fathers,

"The first principle of republicanism is that the lex majoris partis is the fundamental law of every society of individuals of equal rights; to consider the will of the society enounced by the majority of a single vote as sacred as if unanimous is the first of all lessons in importance, yet the last which is thoroughly learnt. This law once disregarded, no other remains but that of force, which ends necessarily in military despotism." --Thomas Jefferson to Alexander von Humboldt, 1817.

"And where else will this degenerate son of science [Hume], this traitor to his fellow men, find the origin of just powers, if not in the majority of the society? Will it be in the minority? Or in an individual of that minority?" --Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824.

"Where the law of the majority ceases to be acknowledged, there government ends; the law of the strongest takes its place, and life and property are his who can take them." --Thomas Jefferson to Annapolis Citizens, 1809.

"A nation ceases to be republican...when the will of the majority ceases to be the law." --Thomas Jefferson: Reply to Address, 1808.

177 posted on 12/20/2005 6:30:37 AM PST by Mojave
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To: Mojave
Mojave 'observes', inanely:

The ghost of Ayn Rand protects rights.

Ah yes the old democratic 'will of the majority' theme, coupled with the weird socialistic idea that we can lie about what are our 'rights' -- if we have the politically correct intent.. Now topped with ghostly observations on individualism.

Ah yes --- hatred of our society, our forms of goverment and our Founding Fathers.

More bizarre observations, unsupported by any facts..

178 posted on 12/20/2005 6:51:03 AM PST by don asmussen
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