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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 laws must protect, and to violate... "
Addresses of the Successive Presidents to Both Houses of Congress, at the ... - Page xxxi
by United States. President - 1805 - 228 pages
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Thomas Jefferson: A Character Sketch

Edward Sylvester Ellis - 1898 - 156 pages
...instruction. The article of dress is, perhaps, that in which economy is the least to be recommended. All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle,...rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression. A good cause is often injured more by ill-timed efforts of its friends than...
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Limiting Government: An Introduction to Constitutionalism

Andr s Saj¢ - Political Science - 1999 - 312 pages
...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...
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The American Reader: Words That Moved a Nation

Diane Ravitch - Reference - 2000 - 662 pages
...to write what they think; but this being now decided by the voice of the nation, announced according to the rules of the Constitution, all will, of course,...be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Let...
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Presidential Documents: The Speeches, Proclamations, and Policies that Have ...

Jim F. Watts, Fred L. Israel - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 416 pages
...to write what they think; but this being now decided by the voice of the nation, announced according to the rules of the Constitution, all will, of course,...be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possesses their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Let...
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Boston Riots: Three Centuries of Social Violence

Jack Tager - History - 2001 - 310 pages
...for the minority. Thomas Jefferson articulated this point in his first inauguration on March 4, 1801: "All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle,...rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression." The question arises, does our society respect the legitimate demands of...
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Lincoln's Sacred Effort: Defining Religion's Role in American Self-government

Lucas E. Morel - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 272 pages
...majority but 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,...rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate which would be oppression."133 Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address suggests that political humility,...
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A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War

Harry V. Jaffa - Presidents - 2004 - 574 pages
...to write what they think; but this being now decided by the voice of the nation, announced according to the rules of the Constitution, all will, of course,...the law, and unite in common efforts for the common good.121 Certainly no one had contributed more to the "animation of discussion" than Jefferson himself....
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The Health Care Provider's Guide to Facing the Malpractice Deposition

Constance G. Uribe M.D. - Law - 2017 - 160 pages
...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...
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The Supreme Court in American Society: Equal Justice Under Law

Kermit L. Hall - History - 2001 - 806 pages
...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,...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.*2 "[A] fear of popular majorities," Professor...
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The Victorian Homefront: American Thought and Culture, 1860-1880 : with a ...

Louise L. Stevenson - History - 2001 - 274 pages
...and to write what they think; but this now decided by the voice of the nation, announced according to the rules of the constitution, all will, of course,...the law, and unite in common efforts for the common good."40 93 While the McGuffey's editors were sidestepping many of the controversial issues raised...
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