Thomas Paine: “It is their sanguinary punishments which corrupt mankind.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1791

It is their sanguinary punishments which corrupt mankind.

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Thomas Paine

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From "Rights of Man," Paine asserts that the cruel and bloody punishments inflicted by governments are a primary source of corruption in humanity.

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