On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
In England, game is made the property of those at whose expense it is not fed; and with respect to monopolies, the country is cut up into monopolies.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine criticizes English property laws and economic structures, highlighting how game is owned by those who don't feed it and how the country is divided by monopolies.
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