Thomas Paine: “The principal and almost only remaining enemy it now has to encounter, is prejudice; for it is evidently the interest of…”

Because aristocracy has a tendency to deteriorate the human species.

He must now show that every one in the line of hereditary succession was a Solomon, or his title is not good to be a king.

A knowledge of the practice was then joined to the theory; and all that was wanting to give it real existence was opportunity.

He pities the plumage, but forgets the dying bird.