The rights of men in society, are neither devisable or transferable, nor annihilable, but are descendable only, and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the descent.
In "Rights of Man," Paine declares that the fundamental rights of men are inherent and cannot be alienated or permanently intercepted by any generation.
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