Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or — Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
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Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or against a particular measure may often count for more than an apathetic majority.

— Patrick, Baron Devlin, The Enforcement of Morals
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