Full Idea
Majority decisions are at variance with the principle that I should be personally present in anything which imposes an obligation on me.
Gist of Idea
Majority rule means obligations can be imposed on me
Source
Georg W.F.Hegel (Elements of the Philosophy of Right [1821], 309 add)
Book Reference
Hegel,Georg W.F.: 'Elements of the Philosophy of Right', ed/tr. Wood,Allen W. [CUP 1991], p.348
A Reaction
The big democratic problem of my time is sharp binary decisions made by a democracy, such as UK leaving the EU, or Scotland leaving the UK. A very large minority in such cases has their will entirely thwarted, whichever way it goes.