Both President Adams, and Alexis de Tocqueville discuss in their writings their opinions that human beings, by nature, will focus more on their own will, and desires than that of people separate and different from them. In the first passage, President Adams states, “…the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority…” Describing his belief that people will inherently devote more of their energy and power onto their own personal desires, rather than the good of society as a whole. This belief is expanded in Alexis de Tocqueville’s writing, when he states, “If it be admitting that a man possessing absolute power may misuse that power by wronging his adversaries, why should not a majority be
