"All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression."
Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. He also served as the first U.S. secretary of state and second vice president.