"Is it not equally true, that Men in general in every Society, who are wholly destitute of Property, are also too little acquainted with public Affairs to form a Right Judgment, and too dependent upon other Men to have a Will of their own? If this is a Fact, if you give to every Man, who has no Property, a Vote, will you not make a fine encouraging Provision for Corruption by your fundamental Law? Such is the Frailty of the human Heart, that very few Men, who have no Property, have any Judgment of their own. They talk and vote as they are directed by Some Man of Property, who has attached their Minds to his Interest."
By: |
John Adams (more quotes by John Adams or books by/about John Adams) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US President |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Source: |
John Adams to James Sullivan, 26 May 1776, Papers 4:208--12
https://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch13s10.html |
|
|
|
|
|
Categories: |
Consensus, Representation, Founder, Government, Right, Property, Society, Dependence, Vote, Law |
|
|
|
|
|
Rating: |
  |
Open Wiki
New Quote