Monarchy and succession have laid... The world in blood and ashes.

Paine, Thomas. "Common Sense." Rights of Man, Common Sense, and Other Political Writings, edited by Mark Philp. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 2.

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Paine, Thomas [published anonymously]. Common Sense. Philadelphia: R. Bell, sect. 2.

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