145. A Voter because a Man

A man does not vote in this country simply because he is rich; he does

not vote in this country simply because he has an education; he does

not vote simply because he has talent or genius; we say that he votes

because he is a man, and that he has his manhood to support; and we

admit in this country that nothing can be more valuable to any human

being than his manhood, and for that reason we put poverty on an

equality with wealth.

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