Lysander Spooner reveals why majorities offer no guarantees of justice and the dangers inherent in mass power.
“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, entrepreneur, and abolitionist known for his libertarian writings and criticism 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 (1808–1887) was an American lawyer, entrepreneur, political philosopher, and abolitionist considered one of the most significant individualist anarchists. He wrote extensively on law, liberty, and the limits of government power, advocating for individual rights and opposing slavery.
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