Like other tyrannies, the tyranny of the majority was at first, and is still vulgarly, held in dread, chiefly as operating through the acts of the public authorities.

• 和他种暴虐一样，这个多数的暴虐之可怕，人们起初只看到，现在一般俗见仍认为，主要在于它会通过公共权威的措施而起作用。