On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
An hereditary governor is as inconsistent as an hereditary author.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine succinctly dismisses the concept of inherited leadership by comparing it to an absurd notion.
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