Every individual, high or low, is interested in the fruits of the earth; men, women, and children, of all ages and degrees, will turn out to assist the farmer, rather than a harvest should not be got in; and they will not act thus by any other property.
From "Rights of Man," Paine asserts the unique and universal importance of agriculture to all people.
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