Quote#World
Are they men? Then make them citizens, and let them vote
Quote byGouverneur Morris · 1752–1816
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Debate at the Constitutional Convention (August 8 1787).
English (original)
Are they men? Then make them citizens, and let them vote
— Gouverneur Morris
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