In the first instance, one-half of the people are debarred from all political rights whatever, and they are those who form the producing part of humanity, and whose interests in government are in every way equal to that of those who exercise all the political power.
She highlights the exclusion of a significant portion of the population from political rights, emphasizing their equal stake in governance.
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