On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It is the interest, not of the policy, but of the existence of man, and when it ceases, he must cease to be.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It is the interest, not of the policy, but of the existence of man, and when it ceases, he must cease to be.”
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In "Rights of Man," Paine argues that agriculture is fundamental to human existence, not merely a matter of policy.
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