On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
He sees his species, not with the inhuman idea of a natural enemy, but as kindred; and the example shows to the artificial world, that man must go back to Nature for information.
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Thomas Paine
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From his work "Rights of Man," Paine argues that in a natural state, humans see each other as kindred, contrasting with the artificial divisions created by society.
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