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Paine asserts that the monarch should not hold absolute power because:
They are not elected
They lack education.
They are easily influenced.
They are funded by the populace
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All except "They lack education."
Paine argued against absolute monarchy because monarchs are not elected (they rule by birth, not consent), they are easily influenced and corrupted by favorites and courtiers, and the institution is sustained by the people's money and laws. His main objections focused on illegitimacy, heredity, and the dangers of concentrated, unaccountable power rather than a claim that monarchs are uneducated.
Paine argued against absolute monarchy because monarchs are not elected (they rule by birth, not consent), they are easily influenced and corrupted by favorites and courtiers, and the institution is sustained by the people's money and laws. His main objections focused on illegitimacy, heredity, and the dangers of concentrated, unaccountable power rather than a claim that monarchs are uneducated.
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