On the recordNovember 20, 1999
Democracy is far more than majority rule; it is also majority rule within given restraints of power which recognize minority rights and individual rights.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBill Clinton: “Democracy is far more than majority rule; it is also majority rule within given restraints of power which recognize…”
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Remarks at Session Two of the Conference on Progressive Governance for the 21st Century in Florence
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