Consideration Quote by William E. Gladstone
“I venture to say that every man who is not presumably incapacitated by some consideration of personal unfitness or of political danger is morally entitled to come within the pale of the Constitution.”
About This Quote
Source Parliamentary Speech, 1885, United Kingdom
Advocates that all capable men, free from personal or political constraints, deserve constitutional rights.
In simple terms: All fit men deserve constitutional rights.
Ensure equal constitutional inclusion.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- Voting rights
- public office eligibility
- civil discourse
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Who defines “incapacitated”?
- How to prevent political bias?
Some may argue fitness is subjective and exclusionary.