On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
He must now show that every one in the line of hereditary succession was a Solomon, or his title is not good to be a king.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine challenges proponents of hereditary succession to prove that every ruler in such a line possessed exceptional wisdom, like Solomon, to justify their claim.
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