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"As for the moral status of majority rule, it must be pointed out that it allows for A and B to band together to rip off C."

— Hoppe, Hans-Hermann event 2001

From Democracy: The God That Failed (p. 104)

Context: On the fundamental ethical problem with democratic majority rule as a basis for political legitimacy.

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groups Democracy account_balance Political Philosophy balance Justice error Coercion