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February 3, 2005
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Why Democracies RULE
by James S Kermode
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Should a larger group have the right to initiate force on a smaller group by virtue of their majority? Put more simply, do two people walking down the street have the right to assault and rob a single individual simply because they are a bigger group?  The answer should be an emphatic no, unless you subscribe to the bromide of "Might is Right"—in which case you need not look far back in history to witness the horrific consequences of accepting such a premise.  (Read more...)
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