“While the Declaration of Rights was before the National Assembly some of its members remarked that if a declaration of rights were published it should be accompanied by a Declaration of Duties. The observation discovered a mind that reflected, and it only erred by not reflecting far enough. A Declaration of rights is, by reciprocity, a Declaration of Duties also. Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as to possess.”
Quote by Thomas Paine
Book:The Rights of Man
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The Rights of Man
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
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