Thomas Paine: “The more aristocracy appeared, the more it was despised; there was a…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1791

The more aristocracy appeared, the more it was despised; there was a visible imbecility and want of intellects in the majority, a sort of je ne sais quoi, that while it affected to be more than citizen, was less than man.

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Thomas Paine

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Editor's note · Context

From his work on the French Revolution, Paine critiques the inherent weakness and intellectual deficiency of the aristocratic class.

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Thomas Paine: “The more aristocracy appeared, the more it was despised; there was a visible imbecility and want of intellects in the…”

Editor's note · Context