Thomas Paine: “Neither could it be said after this, that the legislature of that…”

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Neither could it be said after this, that the legislature of that country any longer made laws for this, but that it gave out commands; for wherein differed an act of Parliament constructed on this principle, and operating in this manner, over an unrepresented people, from the orders of a military establishment?

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Thomas Paine

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Paine argues that the British Parliament's actions resemble military commands rather than legitimate lawmaking for the colonies.

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Thomas Paine: “Neither could it be said after this, that the legislature of that country any longer made laws for this, but that it…”

Editor's note · Context