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The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised.   Calhoun, John C.

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 March 31, 1850) was a prominent United States politician from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version

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