On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The greatest condemnation that could be passed upon it would be a refutation.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The greatest condemnation that could be passed upon it would be a refutation.”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man, Part Two," Paine argues that intellectual refutation is the only legitimate way to condemn a work.
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