On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
A Declaration of Rights is, by reciprocity, a Declaration of Duties also.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
From his work "Rights of Man," this statement clarifies the inherent link between individual rights and corresponding duties in a society.
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