On the record
You will observe that its object is not to ascertain qualification, but to remove disqualification.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “You will observe that its object is not to ascertain qualification, but to remove disqualification.”
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Morley clarifies that the goal of the legislation is to eliminate disqualification rather than to assess qualifications.
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