What is called the Parliament is made up of two Houses, one of which is more hereditary, and more beyond the control of the Nation than what the Crown (as it is called) is supposed to be.
In "Rights of Man," Paine critiques the English parliamentary system, highlighting its hereditary nature and lack of accountability to the people.
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