alleryWho is commonly credited with the phrase tyranny of the majority?
AAlexis de Tocqueville
BThomas Jefferson
CAdam Smith the economist
DKarl Marx the thinker
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Alexis de Tocqueville
The term is commonly attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville, who used it in Democracy in America.
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