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As soon as citizens began to own land other than by feudal tenure and transferable wealth was recognized and could in its turn create influence and give power discoveries in the arts could not be made nor improvements in commerce and industry be introduced without creating almost as many new elements. Those who sought power through the government rather than seeking to serve their countrymen were implicitly distrusted. We have government by the majority who participate Thomas Jefferson.

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Alexis de Tocqueville. The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have. We do not have government by the majority.

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