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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why did Paine believe that Britain was unworthy of being called a republic?

OpenStudy (jgirl128):

"Sir William Meredith calls it a Republic; but in its present state it is unworthy of the name, because the corrupt influence of the Crown, by having all the places in its disposal, hath so effectually swallowed up the power, and eaten out the virtue of the House of Commons (the Republican part in the constitution) that the government of England is nearly as monarchical as that of France or Spain." http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/singlehtml.htm

OpenStudy (jgirl128):

does that help at all?

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