On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
A law not repealed continues in force, not because it cannot be repealed, but because it is not repealed; and the non-repealing passes for consent.
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Thomas Paine
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In "Rights of Man," Paine explains that the continued validity of a law stems from the current generation's implicit consent through non-repeal.
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