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The rights of man
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- Summary
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The complete text of Thomas Paine's landmark work The Rights of Man which was written in response to a work by Edmund Burke.
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- Creator
- by Thomas Paine ; introd. by George Jacob Holyoake
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : Dutton ; London : Dent, 1951
- Series
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 292 pages ; 18 cm
- OCLC
- ocm04072661, ocm04072661
- Includes bibliographical references (pages XV-XVII).
- Also issued online.
- Part the first. Dedication ; Preface to the English edition ; Rights of man ; Declaration of the rights of man and of citizens ; Observations on the declaration of rights ; Miscellaneous chapter ; Conclusion -- Part the second : combining principle and practice. Dedication ; Preface ; Introduction ; Of society and civilisation ; Of the origin of the present old governments ; Of the old and new systems of government ; Of constitutions ; Ways and means of improving the condition of Europe interspersed with miscellaneous observations ; Appendix