Thomas Paine: “Man, with respect to all those matters, is more a creature of…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1791

Man, with respect to all those matters, is more a creature of consistency than he is aware, or than governments would wish him to believe.

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Thomas Paine

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From "Rights of Man," Paine asserts that people are more consistent in their behavior than governments acknowledge.

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