On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
In all those matters the right of judging and acting are in those who pay, and not in those who receive.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “In all those matters the right of judging and acting are in those who pay, and not in those who receive.”
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He asserts that the ultimate authority and right to judge in matters of governance reside with the people who fund it, rather than with those who hold power.
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