Critique Of Royalty

Paine offers a deeper critique of royalty and inherited power, arguing that everyone should be treated equally. He contends that the Bible shows royalty to be un-Christian, prone to violence, and deserving of abolition. Hereditary succession is even worse because it imposes corrupt rulers on future generations, making leaders who are proud and indifferent to the needs and desires of the people. Paine supports his argument with a long list of wars, rebellions, and battles over succession in England, which he cites as further proof that the practice is unjust.