On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It is by distortedly exalting some men, that others are distortedly debased, till the whole is out of nature.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It is by distortedly exalting some men, that others are distortedly debased, till the whole is out of nature.”
Editor's note · Context
From "Rights of Man," Paine critiques social structures where the exaggerated elevation of some leads to the unnatural debasement of others.
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