The illuminating and divine principle of the equal rights of man (for it has its origin from the Maker of man) relates, not only to the living individuals, but to generations of men succeeding each other.
In "Rights of Man," Paine asserts that the fundamental principle of equal rights applies universally across time and to all individuals.
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