On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The foundation and the superstructure of the government is bad.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The foundation and the superstructure of the government is bad.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine asserts that the British government's fundamental structure and its resulting institutions are inherently flawed.
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