On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The ragged relic and the antiquated precedent, the monk and the monarch, will moulder together.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The ragged relic and the antiquated precedent, the monk and the monarch, will moulder together.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine predicts the simultaneous decay of outdated religious and political authorities, symbolized by relics, precedents, monks, and monarchs.
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