On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The putting any individual as a figure for a nation is improper.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The putting any individual as a figure for a nation is improper.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine asserts that it is inappropriate to represent a nation through the figure of a single individual, especially in oaths of allegiance.
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