Dissertation on First Principles of Government

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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

Thomas Paine

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Topic

Political theory Rule of law

Author

Thomas Paine

Source

Dissertation on First Principles of Government

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1795 1790s 18th century

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Original Citation

Paine, Thomas. Dissertation on First Principles of Government. Paris: The English Press, 1795.

Current Citation

Paine, Thomas. "Dissertation on First Principles of Government." Rights of Man, Common Sense, and Other Political Writings, edited by Mark Philp. Oxford University Press, 2009.