“If we look back to the riots and tumults, which at various times have happened in England, we shall find, that they did not proceed from the want of a government, but that government was itself the generating cause; instead of consolidating society it divided it; it deprived it of its natural cohesion, and engendered discontents and disorders, which otherwise would not have existed.”
Written by Thomas Paine, this influential work delves into the philosophical underpinnings of human rights and the nature of government, advocating for the rights of man and the ideals of the French Revolution. more
Thomas Paine, born on February 9, 1737, and died on June 8, 1809, was a prominent American writer, political figure, and philosopher during the American Revolutionary War. He is renowned for his radical democratic ideas and his contributions to the American independence movement. more
“Why should what i weigh affect other people? I mean, unless I'm sitting on them, who cares?”
“I wish I could recommend the experience of not being killed to everyone.”