In hindsight, it looks like a good thing taken to extremes, a powerful weapon against tyranny of the majority turned against democracy itself. (firstthings.com)
Tocqueville thought that one crucial check against the potential tyranny of the majority was the power of religion in forming mores. (firstthings.com)
The desacralization of politics leads either to the horrors of totalitarianism or to the liberal tyranny of majority rule and individual rights. (firstthings.com)