Both Uses of
obstinate
in
Common Sense, by Thomas Paine
- An inquiry into the CONSTITUTIONAL ERRORS in the English form of government is at this time highly necessary; for as we are never in a proper condition of doing justice to others, while we continue under the influence of some leading partiality, so neither are we capable of doing it to ourselves while we remain fettered by any obstinate prejudice.†
Chpt 1. *
- Our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in Kings more than repeated petitioning—and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the Kings of Europe absolute: Witness Denmark and Sweden.†
Chpt 3.obstinacy = the trait of being stubborn in not doing what others want
Definition:
stubbornly not doing what others want