On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Under such systems, nothing is to be looked for but what has already happened; and as to reformation, whenever it come, it must be from the nation, and not from the government.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine asserts that fundamental change and reformation must originate from the people, not from the existing government itself.
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