On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It turns the progress of the human faculties upside down.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It turns the progress of the human faculties upside down.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine criticizes monarchy for hindering human intellectual and societal advancement by imposing an irrational system of rule.
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