I think your first quote relates to tyranny of the majority [0]. Moreover, Alexis de Tocqueville brings up some interesting downsides of democracy in Democracy

I think your first quote relates to tyranny of the majority [0]. Moreover, Alexis de Tocqueville brings up some interesting downsides of democracy in Democracy in America [1][2] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_America [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzr3AOtFA8o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzr3AOtFA8o