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They have earned the right to share in the government; and, if you deny them the elective franchise, I know not how they are to be protected.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “They have earned the right to share in the government; and, if you deny them the elective franchise, I know not how they…”
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Boutwell argues that those who have fought for the country deserve the right to participate in government.
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