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Thomas Paine: Is it the language of a heart feeling as it ought to feel for the rights and happiness of the human race?

On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Is it the language of a heart feeling as it ought to feel for the rights and happiness of the human race?
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Thomas Paine

Editor's note · Context

Paine poses a rhetorical question in "Rights of Man," challenging whether Burke's arguments reflect genuine concern for universal human rights and well-being.

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