 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1807 - 572 pages
...magistracy, or to vote for any public officer, until they were forty, years of age ? Such a regulation would very much lessen the number of voters, without...election and control of public agents, and the judging ar;ii voting on laws, into the hands of men, who from having cooler passions, and more experience,... | |
 | Thomas Brothers - History - 1840 - 618 pages
...years of age ? Such a regulation would very much lessen the number of voters without injuring the right of any class ; and would put the magistracy, the election and control of public agents, and voting on laws, into the hands of men, who, from having cooler passions and more experience, are best... | |
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Would it not be prudent, and give greater steadiness and respectability to national deliberations, if none were allowed to hold any magistracy, or to vote for any public officer, until they were forty years of age ? Such a regulation would very much lessen... 