The case for universal suffrage and political equality does not rest on
any superstition that all men, by acquiring the vote, become equally wise
or equally intelligent. It rests, both historically and philosophically,
on the belief that if any section of the community is deprived of the
ability to vote, then its interests are liable to be neglected and a nexus
of grievances is likely to be created which will fester in the body
politic. -- David Thomson
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