 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1783 - 682 pages
...will of their own. If thefe perfons had votes, (hey would be tempted to difpofe of them under fome undue influence or other. This would give a great, an artful, or a wealthy man, a larger (hare in elections than is ^onfiftent with general liberty *.' Thus, in the opinion of a nioft... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 518 pages
...will of their own. If thcfe perfons had votes, they would be tempted to difpofe of them under fome undue influence or other. This would give a great, an artful, or a wealthy man, a larger (hare in elections than is confiftent with general liberty. If it were probable that every man... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Droit - 1791 - 516 pages
...of their own. If thefe perfons had votes, they would be tempted to difpofe of them under fome yndue influence or' other. This would give a great, an artful, or a wealthy man, a larger fhare in elections than is confiftent with general liberty. If it were probable that every man... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1793 - 686 pages
...will of their own. If thefe perfons had votes,' they would be tempted to difpofe of them under forne undue influence or other. This would give a great, an artful, or a wealthy man, a larger {hare in eleclions than is confident with general liberty. If it were probable that every man... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...will of their own. If thefe perfons had votes, they would be tempted to difpofe of them under fome undue influence or other. This would give a great, an artful, or a wealthy man, a larger mare in elections than is confident with general liberty. If it were probable that every man... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...requiring any qualification, with regard to property, in voters, is to exclude such persons as are in so mean a situation that they are esteemed to have no...would give a great, an artful, or a wealthy man, a larger share in elections than is consistent with general liberty. If it were probable that every man... | |
 | Great Britain - 1809 - 536 pages
...representatives, tax themselves ? 7* the qualification for voters such us to exclude persons in so mean a situation, that they are esteemed to have no will of their own, and are liable to be tempted to dispose of their votes under some undue influence or other? Is the.... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1809 - 540 pages
...their representatives, tax themselves? Is the qualification for voters such as to exclude persons in so mean a situation, that they are esteemed to have no will of their own, and are liable lobe tempted to dispose of tlieir votes under some undue influence or other ? h the... | |
 | Europe - 1811 - 584 pages
...any qualification in " voters, with regard to property, is to exclude such persons as •' are in so mean a situation, that they are esteemed to have "...would give a great, an artful, or a wealthy " man, a larger share in elections, than is consistent with " general liberty. If it were probable that every... | |
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The true reason of requiring any qualification, with regard to property, in voters, is to exclude such persons as are in so mean a situation that they are esteemed to have no will of their own. If these persons had votes, they would be tempted to dispose... 
