The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a ki…

Thomas Paine
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The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly. ✨ Thomas Paine (2015). Common Sense: and The American Crisis I, p.17, Penguin
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