It has been said that unsettled questions have no pity for the repose of nations. It should be said with the utmost emphasis that this question of the suffrage will never give repose or safety to the States or to the nation until each, within its own jurisdiction, makes and keeps the ballot free and pure by the strong sanctions of the law.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Unresolved voting rights issues threaten national safety until laws protect the ballot.
- In plain terms
- Unsettled issues threaten safety until voting is protected by law.
- What can you take from it?
- Secure voting laws are essential for national safety.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you protect a free vote?
- Why does unrest threaten safety?
Another view
Laws alone may not stop entrenched inequality.
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