Question

.In America, the law is king. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other."

--Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776.

Which political concept is MOST closely aligned with the views of Thomas Paine?
A Feudalism
B Imperialism
C The Rule of Law
D The Rule of Man

Answer 1

C — The Rule of Law. Paine is arguing that laws, not individual rulers (the "rule of man"), should govern, which is the essence of the rule of law.