On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It cannot be ingrafted on a good one; and wherever the forms in any government are bad, it is a certain indication that the principles are bad also.
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Thomas Paine
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In "Rights of Man," Paine contends that bad governmental forms cannot be built upon good principles, indicating that flawed structures reveal flawed underlying principles.
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