On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
This species of feudality is kept up to aggrandise the corporations at the ruin of towns; and the effect is visible.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “This species of feudality is kept up to aggrandise the corporations at the ruin of towns; and the effect is visible.”
Editor's note · Context
From "Rights of Man," Paine asserts that the feudal nature of corporations serves to enrich them at the expense of towns, with visible negative consequences.
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