Quote#Politics & Power
Here, in the first paragraph of the Declaration [of Independence], is…
Quote bySusan B. Anthony · 1820–1906
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: On the United States Declaration of Independence in her "Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" speech before her trial for voting (1873).
English (original)
Here, in the first paragraph of the Declaration [of Independence], is the assertion of the natural right of all to the ballot; for how can "the consent of the governed" be given, if the right to vote be denied?
— Susan B. Anthony
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