On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Why not leave them as free to make their own bargains, as the law-makers are to let their farms and houses?
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Why not leave them as free to make their own bargains, as the law-makers are to let their farms and houses?”
Editor's note · Context
From his defense of the French Revolution, this question challenges the inconsistency of lawmakers who restrict the economic freedom of others while enjoying their own.
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