On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
This support, as already remarked, is not of the nature of a charity but of a right.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “This support, as already remarked, is not of the nature of a charity but of a right.”
Editor's note · Context
From his argument for social welfare, this statement clarifies that public assistance is a fundamental entitlement, not mere benevolence.
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