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Suffrage without education is an edged tool in the hands of a child,--dangerous to others and destructive to himself.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “Suffrage without education is an edged tool in the hands of a child,--dangerous to others and destructive to himself.”
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Blaine warns that granting suffrage without education can be dangerous and harmful.
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