On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
All the revolutions till then had been worked within the atmosphere of a court, and never on the grand floor of a nation.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine distinguishes earlier revolutions, which were confined to court politics, from more profound national movements.
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