Thomas Paine: “I do not believe that monarchy and aristocracy will continue seven…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1791

I do not believe that monarchy and aristocracy will continue seven years longer in any of the enlightened countries in Europe.

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Thomas Paine

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In "Rights of Man," Paine makes a confident prediction about the imminent decline of monarchy and aristocracy in enlightened European nations.

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