“ An individual is not of the same importance in a mass represented by a few as in a mass represented by many. ”
Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790). copy citation
| Author | Edmund Burke |
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| Source | Reflections on the Revolution in France |
| Topic | importance mass |
| Date | 1790 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Reflections_on_the_Revolution_in_France |
Context
“Observe that this parity between individuals had been before destroyed
when the qualifications within the departments were settled; nor does it
seem a matter of great importance whether the equality of men be injured by
masses or individually. An individual is not of the same importance in a
mass represented by a few as in a mass represented by many. It would be too
much to tell a man jealous of his equality that the elector has the same
franchise who votes for three members as he who votes for ten.
Now take it in the outer point of view and let us suppose their principle”
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