On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
To inherit a government, is to inherit the people, as if they were flocks and herds.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “To inherit a government, is to inherit the people, as if they were flocks and herds.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine likens inheriting a government to inheriting people as if they were livestock, emphasizing the dehumanizing aspect of hereditary rule.
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