What are the present governments of Europe, but a scene of iniquity and oppression? What is that of England? Do not its own inhabitants say, It is a market where every man has his price, and where corruption is common traffic, at the expense of a deluded people? No wonder, then, that the French Revolution is traduced. Thomas Paine
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When Thomas Paine wrote in Common Sense, “What are the present governments of Europe, but a scene of iniquity and oppression? What is that of England? Do not its own inhabitants say, It is a market where every man has his price, and where corruption is common traffic, at the expense of a deluded people? No wonder, then, that the French Revolution is traduced." This quote captures the essence of political corruption. When you have political leaders who are more interested in lining their own pockets than the well-being of their nation, it’s no surprise when citizens get so upset that they rise up against their leaders.

Source: Rights Of Man

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