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Review: Rights of ManUser Review - Leo Fitzpatrick - GoodreadsIn the Rights of Man, Thomas Paine offers a rebuke of Edmund Burke's unflattering analysis of the French Revolution. Mr. Paine revisits the arguments for republicanism and liberty he wielded in the ... Read full review Review: Rights of Man (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)User Review - Al Razi - GoodreadsEssential reading if marred somewhat by it being a response to Burke. However, in the brief periods when he addresses the principles removed from the context of Burke's writing, the brilliance of his reasoning is profound. Read full review Related books
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