Majority Rule, Minority Rights
Democracy argues that the majority of people will be right more often then they will be wrong, also that majority will also be right more often than will anyone or small group. Democracy is designed to order human relations. Democracy does not say that the majority will always arrive at the best decisions on public matters. Democratic process searches for satisfactory solutions to public problems. Democracy does admit the possibility of mistakes; it acknowledges the possibility that "wrong" or less satisfactory answers will sometimes be found. It recognizes that seldom is any solution to a public problem satisfactory that it cannot be improved upon, and that circumstances can change over time. It cannot work without majority rule but majority must always recognize the right of any minority to come. The majority must always be willing to listen to a minority's argument, to hear objections, bear criticism and welcome to any suggestions.
Democracy argues that the majority of people will be right more often then they will be wrong, also that majority will also be right more often than will anyone or small group. Democracy is designed to order human relations. Democracy does not say that the majority will always arrive at the best decisions on public matters. Democratic process searches for satisfactory solutions to public problems. Democracy does admit the possibility of mistakes; it acknowledges the possibility that "wrong" or less satisfactory answers will sometimes be found. It recognizes that seldom is any solution to a public problem satisfactory that it cannot be improved upon, and that circumstances can change over time. It cannot work without majority rule but majority must always recognize the right of any minority to come. The majority must always be willing to listen to a minority's argument, to hear objections, bear criticism and welcome to any suggestions.