Sovereignty, as a matter of right, appertains to the Nation only, and not to any individual; and a Nation has at all times an inherent indefeasible right to abolish any form of Government it finds inconvenient, and to establish such as accords with its interest, disposition and happiness.
From "Rights of Man," Paine declares that sovereignty resides solely with the nation, which possesses an inherent right to change its form of government as it sees fit.
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