The Genevan philosopher thought democracy incompatible with modern life in large countries. Kendall admired Rousseau. But he believed majority rule could thrive in a world of nation-states.

In it, Socrates says that ruling is a skilled trade that the majority of people lack. Only those skilled at the trade ought to rule. But in a democracy, the majority rule, therefore we shouldn't ...

So, Socrates needs an argument better targeted against democracy. Books II-IV of The Republic present a more focused argument. In it, Socrates says that ruling is a skilled trade that the majority of ...

As a result, democracy (popular sovereignty-majority rule) makes possible the creation of a society that fully embraces mutual respect for individual rights while allowing and encouraging just and ...

Coffman, Katherine Baldiga. "Representative Democracy and the Implementation of Majority-Preferred Alternatives." Social Choice and Welfare 46, no. 3 (March 2016): 477–494.

The Rule of Law Caucus of the House of Representatives has strongly condemned members of the self-proclaimed majority bloc for their continued defiance of a Supreme Court ruling, warning that their ...