Those men would deserve the gratitude of ages, who should discover a mode of government that contained the greatest sum of individual happiness, with the least national expense.
Giacinto Dragonetti — quoted by Thomas Paine
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- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Passage quoted in Common Sense (1776); English translation: English wording as quoted by Paine; translator not identified
- Passage quoted in Common Sense (1776)
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