On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Man has no property in man; neither has any generation a property in the generations which are to follow.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Man has no property in man; neither has any generation a property in the generations which are to follow.”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine asserts the fundamental independence of individuals and future generations from the control of the past.
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