On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Accustomed to kiss the aristocratical hand that hath purloined him from himself, he degenerates into a composition of art, and the genuine soul of nature forsakes him.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine describes how individuals under aristocratic rule can lose their authentic selves by submitting to oppressive power.
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