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Rights of Man Rights of Man
 

Rights of Man

Rights of Man
Anglo-American political philosopher Thomas Paine is shown with a copy of one of his most famous works, Rights of Man. Published in two parts in 1791 and 1792, the work proposed a republican form of government and a progressive income tax, among other things.
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