| Rousseau laid the basis for modern ideas of democracy and the legitimacy of majority rule. |
| First, it challenges the traditional narrow equation of democracy with majority rule. |
| After all, if violence can prevent majority rule, it can also be employed to restore such rule. |
| They were designed to ease the transition to black majority rule, while avoiding the danger of social revolution. |
| They included accepting Labour as having majority rule, having an equal make-up of different parties on the cabinet or even power-sharing. |
| The goal of enshrining minority protections before majority rule is a worthy one. |
