As to usurpation, no man will be so hardy as to defend it; and that Wi… — Common Sense

Common Sense — Thomas Paine

As to usurpation, no man will be so hardy as to defend it; and that William the Conqueror was an usurper is a fact not to be contradicted. The plain truth is, that the antiquity of English monarchy will not bear looking into.

Place: ¶60
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