On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
The oppressed soldier will become a freeman; and the tortured sailor, no longer dragged through the streets like a felon, will pursue his mercantile voyage in safety.
Said by
Thomas Paine
Source
gutenberg.orgThomas Paine: “The oppressed soldier will become a freeman; and the tortured sailor, no longer dragged through the streets like a…”
Editor's note · Context
In "Rights of Man," Paine envisions the improved lives of soldiers and sailors once governments are reformed.
Share
More from Thomas Paine
Jan 1, 1791
In fine, society performs for itself almost everything which is ascribed to government.
Jan 1, 1791
The animosity of the English nation, it is very well remembered, ran high; and, had the true principles of Liberty been as well understood then as they now promise to be, it is probable the Nation would not have patiently submitted to so…
Jan 1, 1791
Nothing can be more terrible to a Court or Courtier than the Revolution of France.
Jan 1, 1791
Man cannot, properly speaking, make circumstances for his purpose, but he always has it in his power to improve them when they occur, and this was the case in France.