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Thomas Paine: There is, moreover, a paradox in the idea of vitiated bodies reforming themselves.

On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
There is, moreover, a paradox in the idea of vitiated bodies reforming themselves.
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Thomas Paine

Editor's note · Context

In "Rights of Man," Paine critiques the notion that corrupt institutions can effectively reform themselves.

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