It is remarkable that several centuries after Thomas Paine wrote his most famous pamphlet, Common Sense his words now apply not to Her Majesty's Government, but to the very government that Paine was instrumental in establishing. Without I shall merely quote a small portion of Paine's great essay.
"I offer a few remarks on the so much boasted constitution of England. That it was noble for the dark and slavish times in which it was erected, is granted. When the world was over run with tyranny the least remove therefrom was a glorious rescue. But that it is imperfect, subject to convolusions, and incapable of producing whati t seems to promise, is easily demonstrated. Absolute governments have this advantage with them, that they are simple; if the people suffer, they know the head from which their suffering springs, know likewise the remedy, and are not bewildered by a variety of causes and cures. But the constitution of England is so exceedingly complex, that the nation may suffer for years together without being able to discover which part the fault lies, some will say in one and some in another, and every political physician will advise a different medicine."
This passage applies to the United States and its Constitution today. How tragic it is that history has repeated itself.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment