On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The Parliaments on their part insisted that they had not only a right to remonstrate, but to reject; and on this ground they were always supported by the nation.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The Parliaments on their part insisted that they had not only a right to remonstrate, but to reject; and on this ground…”
Editor's note · Context
From his work "Rights of Man," this passage describes the French Parliaments' assertion of their right to reject royal edicts, backed by national support.
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