On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid…”
Editor's note · Context
From his work "Rights of Man," this passage vividly portrays a world where liberty was suppressed, rational thought deemed seditious, and fear stifled independent thinking.
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