"Thomas Paine was likely the most ardent and radical republican of his time, transcending virtually all of his peers. Even so, he tended to separate his trademark disdain for hereditary monarchy in general with attacks against specific monarchs. As he believed, such focus on a single individual was too short-sighted, and merely scratched the surface when it came to the evils of monarchy in general."
-Dave Benner
https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2021/10/thomas-paines-declaration-of-war-against-monarchy/
