Full Idea
The case for majority rule should not be overstated. No sensible democrat would claim that the majority is always right. If 49% of the population can be wrong, so can 51%.
Gist of Idea
If 49% of the population can be wrong, so can 51%
Source
Peter Singer (Practical Ethics [1979], 09)
Book Reference
Singer,Peter: 'Practical Ethics' [CUP 1989], p.190
A Reaction
Well said! We can't possibly put a figure on when the majority become right. In the recent Brexit referendum hardly anyone seemed to understand the issues very well, so none of us have a clue about who was right.
Related Idea
Idea 95 If everyone believes it, it is true [Aristotle]