On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It is authority against authority all the way, till we come to the divine origin of the rights of man at the creation.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It is authority against authority all the way, till we come to the divine origin of the rights of man at the creation.”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine asserts that the true and ultimate source of human rights lies in their divine origin at creation, beyond human authority.
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