On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
For what we can foresee, all Europe may form but one great Republic, and man be free of the whole.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “For what we can foresee, all Europe may form but one great Republic, and man be free of the whole.”
Editor's note · Context
Paine expresses a hopeful vision in "Rights of Man" for a future where European nations unite as a single republic, ensuring universal freedom.
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