On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The compact was that of the people with each other, to produce and constitute a government.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The compact was that of the people with each other, to produce and constitute a government.”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," this statement defines the true nature of the social compact as an agreement among the people to form a government.
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