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There are certain writers who regarded the possession of property as a necessary qualification for franchise. One of them has written, “It is important that the Assembly which votes the taxes should be elected exclusively by people who pay something towards the taxes imposed. Those who pay no taxes, disposing by their votes of other people’s money, have every motive to be lavish and none to economies.” Who said this?

There are certain writers who regarded the possession of property as a necessary qualification for franchise. One of them has written, “It is important that the Assembly which votes the taxes should be elected exclusively by people who pay something towards the taxes imposed. Those who pay no taxes, disposing by their votes of other people’s money, have every motive to be lavish and none to economies.” Who said this?

A. Laski
B. Bryce
C. J.S. Mill
D. Barker