Abstract: The relationship between "minority" rights and "majority" rights is an important issue that political philosophy needs to solve.The question of the protection of minority rights is the real dilemma of the "majority principle" advocated by modern democratic politics.The protection of minority rights can not only prevent the occurrence of the majority of tyranny,correct the "majority principle",improve and perfect the democratic system,but is also conducive to the establishment of a truly fair and just society to achieve comprehensive and free development.However,necessary limit should be set for the protection of minority rights.It mainly includes two aspects,one is the minimum,that is,to protect the most basic rights of a few people - life safety and human dignity;the other is the maximum that does not damage the majority right,following the universal norms of ethics and laws and regulations.

Key words: political philosophy, minority, rights protection, limit