Thomas Paine: “So deeply rooted were all the governments of the old world, and so…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1791

So deeply rooted were all the governments of the old world, and so effectually had the tyranny and the antiquity of habit established itself over the mind, that no beginning could be made in Asia, Africa, or Europe, to reform the political condition of man.

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Thomas Paine

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Editor's note · Context

In "Rights of Man," Paine describes how the deep-seated nature of traditional governments and the power of habit prevented political reform in the old world.

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Thomas Paine: “So deeply rooted were all the governments of the old world, and so effectually had the tyranny and the antiquity of…”

Editor's note · Context