On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Never did so great an opportunity offer itself to England, and to all Europe, as is produced by the two Revolutions of America and France.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine, in "Rights of Man," highlights the unprecedented opportunity for change presented to Europe by the American and French Revolutions.
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