On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Nay, even the laws of governments are obliged to slide into this principle, by making degrees to consist in crimes and not in persons.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
From "Rights of Man," Paine notes that even government laws, by punishing crimes rather than persons, implicitly recognize the principle of human equality.
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