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Why, fellow-citizens, the ballot is worse than useless, if it be not FREE!
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “Why, fellow-citizens, the ballot is worse than useless, if it be not FREE!”
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Mann argues that a ballot is meaningless unless it is free, emphasizing the importance of genuine electoral freedom.
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