From what declaration comes the statement "the will of the majority
and the protection of the minority?

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 25 Aug 2006 06:38 PDT

At his first inaugural in 1801 Thomas Jefferson said:

"All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the
will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be
rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal
rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be
oppression."

PRESIDENT THOMAS JEFFERSON'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
http://www.homeofheroes.com/presidents/inaugural/3_jeff_1.html

This original statement is commonly referred to in short as roughly
"the will of the majority and the protection of the minority"
especially by those who have an interest in the founding fathers'
positions on separation of powers.

Is this the quote you are looking for?

tutuzdad-ga