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The real point at issue between Burke and Paine was whether ' the people of England had the right to choose their rulers , to cashier them for misconduct , and to adopt a new form of government in its place ' . Burke feared the endless ...
The real point at issue between Burke and Paine was whether ' the people of England had the right to choose their rulers , to cashier them for misconduct , and to adopt a new form of government in its place ' . Burke feared the endless ...
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a Both Burke and Paine exalted society above the government , but for opposite reasons . To Burke society was a historical concept , and he sought to preserve its ancient framework ; to Paine it was a numerical concept , and he sought ...
a Both Burke and Paine exalted society above the government , but for opposite reasons . To Burke society was a historical concept , and he sought to preserve its ancient framework ; to Paine it was a numerical concept , and he sought ...
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IMPORTANCE OF TOM PAINE . ... What was the real significance of Paine's book ? ... It was from Paine's Rights of Man ( the first part of which was published in 1791 , the second in 1792 ) that the masses first learnt the principles of ...
IMPORTANCE OF TOM PAINE . ... What was the real significance of Paine's book ? ... It was from Paine's Rights of Man ( the first part of which was published in 1791 , the second in 1792 ) that the masses first learnt the principles of ...
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Contents
Acknowledgements | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 7 |
The Age of Romanticism | 9 |
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