On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Is there anything by which you can trace the marks of freedom, or discover those of wisdom?
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Is there anything by which you can trace the marks of freedom, or discover those of wisdom?”
Editor's note · Context
Paine poses a rhetorical question in "Rights of Man," challenging readers to find evidence of freedom or wisdom in existing governmental structures.
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