When a man reflects on the condition which France was in from the nature of her government, he will see other causes for revolt than those which immediately connect themselves with the person or character of Louis XVI.
Paine asserts in "Rights of Man" that the French Revolution stemmed from systemic governmental issues rather than solely from the personal character of King Louis XVI.
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