On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Every citizen is a member of the Sovereignty, and, as such, can acknowledge no personal subjection; and his obedience can be only to the laws.
Said by
Thomas Paine
Source
gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Every citizen is a member of the Sovereignty, and, as such, can acknowledge no personal subjection; and his obedience…”
Editor's note · Context
From "Rights of Man," Paine defines the citizen as a participant in sovereignty, owing obedience only to the law, not to any individual.
Share
More from Thomas Paine
Jan 1, 1791
They had a cause at stake, on which depended their freedom or their slavery.
Jan 1, 1791
The animosity of the English nation, it is very well remembered, ran high; and, had the true principles of Liberty been as well understood then as they now promise to be, it is probable the Nation would not have patiently submitted to so…