To leave the selection to force is to put a premium on physical strength, chance, and intrigue; to make the selection a matter of birth simply transfers the real power from sovereign to minister.
Du Bois critiques the reliance on force or hereditary privilege in selecting leaders, advocating for a more democratic process.
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A million black men started with renewed zeal to vote themselves into the kingdom.
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