On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Civil rights are those which appertain to man in right of his being a member of society.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Civil rights are those which appertain to man in right of his being a member of society.”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," this defines civil rights as those belonging to an individual by virtue of their membership in society.
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