On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
If a whole country is disposed to hold them in contempt, all their value is gone, and none will own them.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “If a whole country is disposed to hold them in contempt, all their value is gone, and none will own them.”
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Paine asserts that the value of aristocratic titles is entirely dependent on public opinion, and widespread contempt renders them worthless.
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