The farmer was afraid of his landlord, and the labourer was afraid of the farmer; the employer could tighten the screw on the workman, the shopkeeper feared the power of his best customers, the debtor quailed before his creditor, the priest wielded thunderbolts over the faithful.
Morley illustrates the pervasive fear and coercion present in social hierarchies that affect voting behavior.
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