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It was never their purpose to declare that ignorance or vice or want of experience of the institutions of a country should not disqualify men from a share in the Government.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “It was never their purpose to declare that ignorance or vice or want of experience of the institutions of a country…”
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Hoar clarifies that the founding fathers did not intend for ignorance or lack of experience to disqualify individuals from government participation.
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