“Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking heads, but the principle is exactly the same… The minority gives way not because it is convinced that it is wrong, but because it is convinced that it is a minority.”

— James Fitzjames Stephen

Source: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (1873-1874), Ch. 2 : The Liberty of Thought and Discussion

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Indian judge 1829–1894

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