On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Where is the propriety of calling such a lad the father of the people?--In all other cases, a person is a minor until the age of twenty-one years.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
Paine questions the logic of hereditary monarchy, particularly when a young person is deemed fit to rule a nation while still considered a minor in other legal matters.
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