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When you cast your eye on the statute-book, you will see that no Catholic, even in the ferocious acts of Queen Anne, was disabled from voting on account of his religion.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke points out that historical laws did not prevent Catholics from voting based solely on their religion.
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