Thomas Paine (February 9, 1737 - June 8, 1809) on Free Speech and Liberty(published by RevoltSource) |
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English-born American Political Activist, Philosopher, Political Theorist, and Revolutionary
: An English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. He authored Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776?1783), two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and helped inspire the Patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain, hitherto an unpopular cause. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
Quote #7 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Free Speech and Liberty
“...every man has a right to give an opinion but no man has a right that his opinion should govern the rest.”
Source: "Dissertations on First Principles of Government," by Thomas Paine, Paris, July, 1795.
"Dissertations on First Principles of Government," by Thomas Paine, Paris, July, 1795.
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