For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other.
Thomas Paine
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Common Sense; source text line 1238
- Common Sense; source text line 1238
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