Moral Minorities and the Making of American Democracy

Moral Minorities and the Making of American Democracy

Should the majority always rule? If not, how should the rights of minorities be protected? In Moral Minorities and the Making of American Democracy, Kyle G. Volk unearths the origins of modern ideas …

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