On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The right of a Parliament is only a right in trust, a right by delegation, and that but from a very small part of the Nation; and one of its Houses has not even this.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine defines the limited authority of a Parliament as a delegated trust, contrasting it with the inherent rights of the nation.
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