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Rights of Man (Penguin American Library) (Reprint Edition) by Thomas Paine, Eric (Introduction By) Foner, Henry Collins (Editor) Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1984 ISBN-10: 0-14-039015-4 / 0140390154 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-039015-5 / 9780140390155 One of the great classics on democracy, Rights of Man was published in England in 1791 as a vindication of the French Revolution and a critique of the British system of government. In direct, forceful prose, Paine defends popular rights, national independence, revolutionary war, and economic growth— |