Can we then be surprised at the abject state of the human mind in monarchical countries, when the government itself is formed on such an abject levelling system?--It has no fixed character.
Paine questions why the human mind in monarchical countries is in an abject state, given that their governments lack fixed character and are based on an abject levelling system.
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