Democracy a authoritarian government

I'm not an expert. But is seems that democracy even at its absolute simplest, where every person (or citizen?) has an equal voice and vote on absolutely every question, would still have elements of authoritarianism in it, since the population would still be bound by the majority. There would also be the reality that the rights of minorities would be essentially nullified, whether you are talking about dis-enfranchised non-citizens, or simple minorities of the voting public. Some form of representative government may be the answer.

It's clear that anything approaching an absolute democracy is impossible with much more than 100 individuals involved. It seems that there will always have to be a choice between these two possibilities: some form of authority, or chaos/anarchy. Some people will simply have to do things that they do not prefer. The trick is to establish authority where no individual or group can accumulate too much power.