“Majorities, as such, afford no guarantees for justice. They are men of the same nature as minorities. They have the same passions for fame, power, and money, as minorities; and are liable and likely to be equally - perhaps more than equally, because more boldly - rapacious, tyrannical and unprincipled, if intrusted with power.”
Lysander Spooner
Lysander Spooner was a 19th-century American anarchist, legal theorist, and entrepreneur, known for his radical views on individual liberty and rejection of state authority.
Spooner's words remind us not to blindly trust the power of majorities, as they are also subject to human flaws. Justice requires more than mere majority rule.
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Lysander Spooner Quote: The Dark Truth About Majorities You Need to Know!
Lysander Spooner reveals why majorities offer no guarantees of justice and the dangers inherent in mass power.
Lysander Spooner (1808–1887) was a US-American anarchist, writer, and legal philosopher. He was a sharp critic of state power and an advocate of individual freedom, known for his writings against slavery, support for free markets, and arguments against the legitimacy of the state and coercion.
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