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Land owners were the original voters.

The rest of us plebes didn’t know what to do with such capital, so we had to yield to their “superior” vote.

This is why the right to vote has been such a constant fight across the centuries.

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Land People owners were the original voters

FTFY

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5 points

“Property owners” covers both and is more concise

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3 points

People are never property

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Also that

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