On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It concentrates the knowledge necessary to the interest of the parts, and of the whole.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It concentrates the knowledge necessary to the interest of the parts, and of the whole.”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine describes how representative government gathers and applies collective knowledge for the good of all.
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