On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
What are the present Governments of Europe but a scene of iniquity and oppression?
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “What are the present Governments of Europe but a scene of iniquity and oppression?”
Editor's note · Context
From his work "Rights of Man," this rhetorical question challenges the legitimacy and justice of contemporary European monarchical governments.
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