Paine states that mankind was originally at a state of equality and the subsequent appearance of all distinctions between human beings have to been brought about by an unnatural circumstance. This distinction between people is "not one of heaven".
Pain believes that men have committed a serious mistake when deciding to have someone other than God to govern them. In the past, a person worthy of certain honors would be named as ruler. From them on, his descendants were expected to inherit the ruler's power. This is a practice that has been going on until today. However, Paine considers this to be a mistaken practice, as no person deserves any sort of honors that belonged to his descendants.
A third party is a part that doesn’t fit the criteria of belonging to the two dominant parties of the US. In simple terms, it is any party that isn’t the two dominant parties (republican and democratic).
The purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act was it prohibited any contract, trust, or conspiracy to a foreign trade.
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About 5,000 Slaves served in the continental army, and by 1778 many states slaves who served in the American Revolution were granted their freedom.
