On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
When the tongue or the pen is let loose in a frenzy of passion, it is the man, and not the subject, that becomes exhausted.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “When the tongue or the pen is let loose in a frenzy of passion, it is the man, and not the subject, that becomes…”
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From his work "Rights of Man," Paine observes the nature of passionate writing and its effect on the author.
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