On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
That, then, which is called aristocracy in some countries and nobility in others arose out of the governments founded upon conquest.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine explains that aristocracy and nobility originated from governments established through conquest, rather than merit or natural right.
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