On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It operates to preclude the consent of the succeeding generations; and the preclusion of consent is despotism.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It operates to preclude the consent of the succeeding generations; and the preclusion of consent is despotism.”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine argues that any system precluding the consent of succeeding generations inherently constitutes despotism.
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