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John Morley: “I call upon the adversary to show cause, and I venture to say that every man who is not presumably incapacitated by some…”

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I call upon the adversary to show cause, and I venture to say that every man who is not presumably incapacitated by some consideration of personal unfitness or of political danger, is morally entitled to come within the pale of the constitution.
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John Morley

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Morley emphasizes the moral entitlement of individuals to participate in the constitutional process.

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