Thomas Paine: “Because it is continuing the uncivilised principle of governments founded in conquest, and the base idea of man having…”

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.

Many of the facts were in themselves principles; such as the declaration of American Independence, and the treaty of alliance between France and America, which recognised the natural rights of man, and justified resistance to oppression.

Nothing can be more terrible to a Court or Courtier than the Revolution of France.

It was become evident, that no constitution, worthy of being called by that name, could be established on anything less than a national ground.