Thus, as I have already observed, the condition of the world being materially changed by the influence of science and commerce, it is put into a fitness not only to admit of, but to desire an extension of civilization.
Paine asserts that advancements in science and commerce have prepared the world for greater civilization.
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The American constitutions were to liberty what a grammar is to language: they define its parts of speech, and practically construct them into syntax.
Whether robbery shall be banished from courts, and wretchedness from countries?
Many of the facts were in themselves principles; such as the declaration of American Independence, and the treaty of alliance between France and America, which recognised the natural rights of man, and justified resistance to oppression.
In fine, society performs for itself almost everything which is ascribed to government.