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Does history record any case in which the majority was right?

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…majority rule gives the ruthless strong man plenty of elbow room to oppress his fellows.

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Democracy can't work. Mathematicians, peasants, and animals, that's all there is-- so democracy, a theory based on the assumption that mathematicians ...more

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The America of my time line is a laboratory example of what can happen to democracies, what has eventually happened to all perfect democracies through...more

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Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds...more

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Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.

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If we can use an H-bomb--and as you said it's no checker game; it's real, it's war and nobody is fooling around--isn't it sort of ridiculous to go cra...more

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Secrecy begets tyranny.

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If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for ... but there are certain to be o...more