On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
In whatever light hereditary succession, as growing out of the will and testament of some former generation, presents itself, it is an absurdity.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine dismisses hereditary succession, when viewed as the will of a past generation, as an inherent absurdity.
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