Every chartered town is an aristocratical monopoly in itself, and the qualification of electors proceeds out of those chartered monopolies.
Thomas Paine: “Every chartered town is an aristocratical monopoly in itself, and the qualification of electors proceeds out of those…”
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Paine argues that chartered towns function as aristocratic monopolies, dictating electoral qualifications and thus undermining broader representation.
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