On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It is an hereditary aristocracy, assuming and asserting indefeasible, irrevocable rights and authority, wholly independent of the Nation.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine criticizes the hereditary component of the English government, describing it as an aristocracy that claims rights independent of the nation.
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