On the record
Much as I am in favor of secret voting at the polls, I cannot hesitate in declaring for open voting wherever men represent others.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
He expresses his preference for open voting in representative contexts, despite supporting secret voting at polls.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
Other voices in this conversation
