On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
First, That every civil right grows out of a natural right; or, in other words, is a natural right exchanged.
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Thomas Paine
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From "Rights of Man," this summarizes the principle that all civil rights originate from, or are an exchange of, natural rights.
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