Granted Franchise

Famous quotes containing the words granted and/or franchise:

    “In Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by Power. In America ... charters of power [are] granted by liberty.”
    —James Madison (1751–1836)

    “Many famous feet have trod
    Sublunary paths, and famous hands have weighed
    The strength they have against the strength they need;
    And famous lips interrogated God
    Concerning franchise in eternity....”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)