On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Because it is continuing the uncivilised principle of governments founded in conquest, and the base idea of man having property in man, and governing him by personal right.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
Paine condemns aristocracy as a perpetuation of uncivilized governance, rooted in conquest and the dehumanizing concept of one person owning another.
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