Thomas Paine: “Nature is orderly in all her works; but this is a mode of government…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1791

Nature is orderly in all her works; but this is a mode of government that counteracts nature.

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Thomas Paine

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Paine argues that monarchy is an unnatural form of governance because it contradicts the inherent order and principles found in nature.

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Thomas Paine: “Nature is orderly in all her works; but this is a mode of government that counteracts nature.”