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Paine asserts that the monarch should not hold absolute power because:


They are funded by the populace


They lack education.


They are not elected


They are easily influenced.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They are not elected.

Paine argued (in Common Sense and other writings) that legitimate government rests on the consent of the governed, and hereditary/monarchical rule is illegitimate because rulers are not chosen by the people and therefore lack accountability.