On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
In short, we cannot conceive a more ridiculous figure of government, than hereditary succession, in all its cases, presents.
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Thomas Paine
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In "Rights of Man," Paine concludes a series of arguments by declaring hereditary succession to be the most absurd form of government.
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