The Rights of Man
Nonfiction, History, British, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Paine, Thomas | ISBN: | 9781607780045 |
| Publisher: | MobileReference | Publication: | July 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | MobileReference | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paine, Thomas |
| ISBN: | 9781607780045 |
| Publisher: | MobileReference |
| Publication: | July 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | MobileReference |
| Language: | English |
Rights of Man (1787), by Thomas Paine, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard its people, their natural rights, and their national interests. It defends the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's anti-democratic attack upon popular government in Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790).
Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Rights of Man (1787), by Thomas Paine, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard its people, their natural rights, and their national interests. It defends the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's anti-democratic attack upon popular government in Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790).
Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
