Thomas Paine's Rights of Man
A Biography
'Christopher Hitchens... at his characteristically incisive best.' --The TimesThomas Paine is one of the greatest political advocates in history. Declaration of the Rights of Man, first published in 1791, is the key to his reputation. Inspired by his outrage at Edmund Burke's attack on the uprising of the French people, Paine's text is a passionate defence of man's inalienable rights.In Rights of Man Paine argues against monarchy and outlines the elements of a successful republic, including public education, pensions and relief of the poor and unemployed, all financed by income tax. Since its publication, Rights of Man has been celebrated, cr…
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- ISBN: 978-0-85789-533-2
- EAN: 9780857895332
- Produktnummer: 27361021
- Verlag: Canongate Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 461 KB
- Auflage: Main
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Christopher Hitchens
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