The Federalist Papers
What was Madison afraid of when he speaks of the majority???
Use The Federalist papers # 51
Use The Federalist papers # 51
Free elections and the majority principle protected the country from dictatorship, that is, the tyranny of a minority. However, he was equally concerned about the greater risk of tyranny of the majority. Majorities often threaten the rights of minorities. A central institutional issue for him was how to minimize this risk.
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