On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The only chasm was that the extinction of despotism had left, and which was to be filled up with the Constitution more formidable in resources than the power which had expired.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
From "Rights of Man," this passage describes the constitution as the necessary replacement for a fallen despotic power.
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