Liam O'Mara IV, PhD2d ago
#ThomasPaine published the first half of one of his great books, the #RightsOfMan, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1791. It laid out arguments for #revolution against despotism, demanded elimination of the military and aristocracy, and called for a #progressive tax and free #education.
WIST Quotations Has Moved!Oct 19

A quotation from Thomas Paine

Because a body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not to be trusted by anybody.

Thomas Paine (1737-1809) American political philosopher and writer
Rights of Man (1791)

More info about this quote: wist.info/paine-thomas/40072/

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Show threadLyle Solla-YatesJul 4, 2025
You may have heard of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which was inspired by many previous documents but IMO most closely the American Declaration of Independence, which we in the U.S. celebrate today. My neighbor Thomas Jefferson was involved in the drafting of both documents. Busy guy! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen #RightsofMan
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen - Wikipedia

Show threadbs2Mar 4, 2022
@kravietz
Thanks for mentioning #Imperialism . #EasternEurope's situation now is reminding of #HannahArendt on the topic in #OriginsOfTotalitarianism. I'm searching for her lines about #StatelessPeople and the problem that Europe's nation-state system can't guarantee #HumanRights ( #arendt writes #RightsOfMan but we know what she really meant, thanks to #HansaMehta and #eleanorroosevelt .
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