On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It is only by each nation reforming its own, that the whole can be improved, and the full benefit of reformation enjoyed.
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Thomas Paine
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gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “It is only by each nation reforming its own, that the whole can be improved, and the full benefit of reformation…”
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From "Rights of Man," Paine argues that universal improvement stems from individual nations reforming their own systems.
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