On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
As the barbarism of the present old governments expires, the moral conditions of nations with respect to each other will be changed.
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Thomas Paine
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In "Rights of Man," Paine predicts that the decline of oppressive governments will lead to improved moral relations between nations.
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