On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
An Englishman is not free of his own country; every one of those places presents a barrier in his way, and tells him he is not a freeman--that he has no rights.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine asserts that the restrictive systems in England deny its citizens true freedom and rights within their own nation.
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