John Adams warned universal suffrage would lead women and children to demand votes

What was said

"The doctrine of universal suffrage is so manifest a courtship to the mob as to need no comment. New claims will arise. Women will demand a vote. Lads from 12 to 21 will think their rights not enough attended to, and every man who has not a farthing will demand an equal voice with any other in all acts of state."

The presenter quotes John Adams arguing against universal suffrage, with Adams specifically warning that expanding voting rights would lead to demands from women, young men, and those without property. The presenter contextualizes this as Adams believing only those with financial stake in society should vote, not as misogyny, though he acknowledges modern audiences will take offense. This directly contradicts claims that Founders intended one-person-one-vote democracy.