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| | Thomas Paine, Common Sense |
 | | For it is the republican and not the monarchical part of the constitution of England which Englishmen glory in, viz., the liberty of choosing a house of commons from out of their own body and it is easy to see that when the republican virtue fails, slavery ensues. |
 | | To examine that connection and dependance, on the principles of nature and common sense, to see what we have to trust to, if separated, and what we are to expect, if dependant. |
 | | Common sense will tell us, that the power which hath endeavored to subdue us, is of all others the most improper to defend us. |
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