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Undoubtedly, the excessive emphasis upon the rights of man, which marked the political upheaval of the close of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century, has contributed to this malady of the age.
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Beck argues that the focus on individual rights during political upheaval contributed to societal issues.
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