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" ... of the majority under arms; the jury is the majority invested with the right of hearing judicial cases; and in certain States even the judges are elected by the majority. "
The North American Review - Page 323
1843
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The Quarterly review, Volume 57

1836 - 564 pages
...nothing but the majority under arms ; juries are merely committees of the majority appointed to hear judicial cases ; and in certain states even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous, therefore, or unreasonable, be the measures of which you complain, you must submit!'...
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American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 12

Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1838 - 564 pages
...consist of the majority under arms; the jury is the majority invested with the right of determining judicial cases; and in certain states, even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous or absurd the evil of which yuu complain may be, you must submit to it as well aa...
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Democracy in America, Volume 1

Alexis de Tocqueville - 1839 - 714 pages
...majority and remains a passive tool in its hands ; the public troops consist of the majority under arms ; the jury is the majority invested with the right of...States even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous or absurd the evil of which you complain may be, you must submit to it as well as...
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A Comparative View of the Constitutions of Great Britain and the United ...

Peter Freeland Aiken - 1842 - 208 pages
...soldiers and the militia are a military majority; in trial by jury the same power influences the verdict; and in certain states even the judges are elected by the majority." " I do not say," he continues, "that tyrannical abuses are frequent in America at present, but I affirm...
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Democracy in America: In Relation to Political Institutions

Alexis de Tocqueville - 1850 - 488 pages
...majority and is a passive tool in its hands ; the public troops consist of the majority under arms ; the jury is the majority invested with the right of...states even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous or absurd the evil of which you complain may be, you must submit to it as well as...
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The Republic of the United States of America: And Its Political Institutions ...

Alexis de Tocqueville - 1851 - 954 pages
...majority and is a passive tool in its hands ; the public troops consist of the majority under arms ; the jury is the majority invested with the right of...states even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous or absurd the evil of which you complain may be, you must submit to it as well as...
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New South Wales Constitution Bill: The Speeches, in the Legtislative Council ...

New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council - 1853 - 244 pages
...majority, and remains a- passive tool in its hands ; the public troops consist of the majority under arms ; the jury is the majority invested with the right of...states even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous or absurd the evil of which you complain may be, you must submit to it as well as...
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New South Wales Constitution Bill: The Speeches, in the Legtislative Council ...

New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council - 1853 - 248 pages
...majority, and remains a passive tool in its hands ; the public troops consist of the majority under arms ; the jury is the majority invested with the right of hearing judicial eases : and in certain states even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous or absurd...
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American Institutions and Their Influence

Alexis de Tocqueville - 1854 - 492 pages
...majority and is a passive tool in its hands ; the public troops consist of the majority under arms ; the jury is the majority invested with the right of...states even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous or absurd the evil of which you complain may be, you must submit to it as well as...
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Democracy in America, Volume 15

Alexis de Tocqueville - 1899 - 514 pages
...majority, and remains a passive tool in its hands ; the public troops consist of the majority under arms ; the jury is the majority invested with the right of...States even the judges are elected by the majority. However iniquitous or absurd the evil of which you complain may be, you must submit to it as well as...
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