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What did thomas paine mean when he said 'the law ought to be king'?
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What did thomas paine mean when he said 'the law ought to be king'?

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That no person or institution is above the law and the law is made by the people for the people. This is a basic idea for democratic rule of law.
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That no person or institution is above the law and the law is made by the people for the people

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