... he attained in his lifetime, and beyond. Or could it be credited to the vulnerability or emotional instability of the population, as to why the morals Franklin urged were so better accepted then, than they are today? Perhaps Franklin's American Dream is no longer applicable to today's society, or at least not to its many ethical dimensions and moral codes. Or ... weight, particularly with royalists, as he was an Englishman who had observed life until the age of thirty-seven in Britain before discovering what he believed to be a potentially much better life in America. Paine however depi...

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... the differences between the two are overstated, I don't believe that they are. The two political systems are very different, as Lord Hailsham stated, "The British constitution is unique. There is nothing quite like it, even among nations to whom we have given independence. The powers of parliament are absolute and unlimited, whereas all other free nations impose limitations on their representative ... ...

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