“We repose an unwise confidence in any government, or in any men, when we invest them officially with too much, or an unnecessary quantity of, discretionary power.” –Thomas Paine, Serious Address to the People of Philadelphia, 1778

The complete text of this address may be read here:
http://thomaspaine.org/essays/american-revolution/a-serious-address-to-the-people-of-penn.html


