On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The final controlling power, therefore, and the original constituting power, are one and the same power.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The final controlling power, therefore, and the original constituting power, are one and the same power.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine concludes that the ultimate controlling authority and the initial power to establish government are fundamentally identical.
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