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Once I should have been, if not satisfied, partially, at least, contented with suffrage for the intelligent and those who have been soldiers; now I am convinced that universal suffrage is demanded by sound policy and impartial justice.
Salmon P. Chase
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Once I should have been, if not satisfied, partially, at least, contented with suffrage for the intelligent and those who have been soldiers; now I am convinced that universal suffrage is demanded by sound policy and impartial justice. — Salmon P. Chase

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Salmon P. Chase was a Politician from United States (1808–1873).

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This quote is attributed to Salmon P. Chase, a Politician from United States.
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Salmon P. Chase lived from 1808 – 1873.