<P> Tyranny of the majority ( or tyranny of the masses ) refers to an inherent weakness of majority rule in which the majority of an electorate can and does place its own interests above , and at the expense of , those in the minority . This results in oppression of minority groups comparable to that of a tyrant or despot , argued John Stuart Mill in his famous 1859 book On Liberty . </P>
<P> Tyranny of the majority ( or tyranny of the masses ) refers to an inherent weakness of majority rule in which the majority of an electorate can and does place its own interests above , and at the expense of , those in the minority . This results in oppression of minority groups comparable to that of a tyrant or despot , argued John Stuart Mill in his famous 1859 book On Liberty . </P>
who describes democracy as the tyranny of the majority
who describes democracy as the tyranny of the majority
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill