On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Can anything be more limited, and at the same time more capricious, than the qualification of electors is in England?
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Can anything be more limited, and at the same time more capricious, than the qualification of electors is in England?”
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Paine questions the fairness and logic of England's electoral qualifications in "Rights of Man."
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