Surely there must be something strangely degenerating in the love of monarchy, that can so completely wear a man down to an ingrate, and make him proud to lick the dust that kings have trod upon.
In "The American Crisis," Paine criticizes monarchy for its corrupting effect, leading individuals to servility and ingratitude.
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