On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
It is also to be observed that all the religions known in the world are founded, so far as they relate to man, on the unity of man, as being all of one degree.
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Thomas Paine
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From "Rights of Man," Paine observes that the fundamental principle of human unity and equality underpins all known religions.
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