On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Every government that does not act on the principle of a Republic, or in other words, that does not make the res-publica its whole and sole object, is not a good government.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine asserts that any government failing to prioritize the public good, or res-publica, is inherently not a good government.
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