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By James Knox Polk
One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. Minorities have a right to appeal to the Constitution as a shield against such oppression.
- Source
- Inaugural Address, March 4, 1845
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- The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
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From Polk's inaugural address on March 4, 1845, on the limits of majority rule.