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... 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 govern- ment in its place ' . Burke feared the endless change and wholesale proscription which ...
... 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 govern- ment in its place ' . Burke feared the endless change and wholesale proscription which ...
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... Paine it was a numerical concept , and he sought to use it as a basis for the destruction of as much of the ancient framework as appeared to be inconsistent with reason . Paine was able to make effective debating points against a ...
... Paine it was a numerical concept , and he sought to use it as a basis for the destruction of as much of the ancient framework as appeared to be inconsistent with reason . Paine was able to make effective debating points against a ...
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... Paine's name was hated and feared as a devil incarnate . His books were proscribed , and booksellers who distributed them were imprisoned . What was the real significance of Paine's book ? The answer lies in the fact that he advocated ...
... Paine's name was hated and feared as a devil incarnate . His books were proscribed , and booksellers who distributed them were imprisoned . What was the real significance of Paine's book ? The answer lies in the fact that he advocated ...
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Contents Acknowledgements 6 | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 7 |
The Age of Romanticism | 9 |
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