"the majority, oppressing an individual, is guilty of a crime, abuses its strength, and by acting on the law of the strongest breaks up the foundations of society."—thomas jefferson
which of the following statements both relates to the quote above and supports it?
the rule of law is an essential principle in the nation but not nearly as important as the idea of majority rule.
the rule of law is the most important principle in the nation where votes of the majority determine the laws.
the rule of the majority with protection for the minority's rights is essential for preserving the liberties of all.
the rule of the majority is the only principle on which this nation should run in order to protect democracy.

The rule of the majority with protection for the minority's rights is essential for preserving the liberties of all.

Explanation:

Thomas Jefferson defended that the minorities should not rule for itself because this could destroy the existence of a nation, because it gives legitimacy to fractions instead of reducing their effect. There are other means of compromise that would bend measures to accommodate the rightful interests of a minority. This means that fairness will only be achieved if the will of the majority is not transgressed at the same time that the equal rights of the minority are not violated.

                the united states presidential election of 1912 was the 32nd quadrennial presidential election, held on tuesday, november 5, 1912. the election was a rare four-way contest.

                incumbent president william howard taft was renominated by the republican party with the support of its conservative wing. after former president theodore roosevelt failed to receive the republican nomination, he called his own convention and created the progressive party (nicknamed the "bull moose party"). it nominated roosevelt and ran candidates for other offices in major states. democrat woodrow wilson was finally nominated on the 46th ballot of a contentious convention, to the support of william jennings bryan, the three-time democratic presidential candidate who still had a large and loyal following in 1912. eugene v. debs, running for a fourth time, was the nominee of the socialist party of america.

                wilson won the election, gaining a large majority in the electoral college and winning 42% of the popular vote, while roosevelt won 27%, taft 23% and debs 6%. wilson became the only elected president from the democratic party between 1892 and 1932, and the second of only two democrats to be elected president between 1860 and 1932. this was the last election in which a candidate who was not a republican or democrat came second in either the popular vote or the electoral college, and the first election in which all 48 states of the contiguous united states participated.

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a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”