On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
As hereditary estates, the law has created the evil, and it ought also to provide the remedy.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “As hereditary estates, the law has created the evil, and it ought also to provide the remedy.”
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Paine asserts that since hereditary estates are a legal construct creating societal problems, the law itself must provide the solution.
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