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Representation CHAPTER 13|Document 40 Thomas Paine, Dissertation on the First Principles of Government Life The true and only true basis of representative government is equality of rights. Every man has a right to one vote, and no more in the choice of representatives. The rich have no more right to exclude the poor from the right of 6 rows · Title. Dissertation on the first principles of government. Volume 2 of The political and First, that hereditary government has not a right to exist; that it cannot be established on any principle of right; and that it is a violation of all principle. Secondly, that government by election and representation has its origin in the natural and eternal rights of man; for whether a man be his own law-giver, as he would be in a state of nature; or whether he exercises his portion of
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· ebook version of Dissertation on first-principles of government: by Thomas Paine, Dissertation on first-principles of government: by Thomas Paine, (Paine, Thomas, ) 40p. ; 8⁰. (Paris:) printed at the English press. Third year of the French Republic,[] With Paine's speech at the French convention, July 7, Representation CHAPTER 13|Document 40 Thomas Paine, Dissertation on the First Principles of Government Life The true and only true basis of representative government is equality of rights. Every man has a right to one vote, and no more in the choice of representatives. The rich have no more right to exclude the poor from the right of First, that hereditary government has not a right to exist; that it cannot be established on any principle of right; and that it is a violation of all principle. Secondly, that government by election and representation has its origin in the natural and eternal rights of man; for whether a man be his own law-giver, as he would be in a state of nature; or whether he exercises his portion of
DISSERTATION ON FIRST-PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT.
IN this place it naturally presents itself that the people in their original compact of equal justice or first principles of a republic, renounced as despotic, detestable and unjust, the assuming a right of breaking and violating their engagements, contracts and compacts with, or defrauding, imposing or tyrannizing over each other, and therefore the representatives cannot make an First, that hereditary government has not a right to exist; that it cannot be established on any principle of right; and that it is a violation of all principle. Secondly, that government by election and representation has its origin in the natural and eternal rights of man; for whether a man be his own law-giver, as he would be in a state of nature; or whether he exercises his portion of 6 rows · Title. Dissertation on the first principles of government. Volume 2 of The political and
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Representation CHAPTER 13|Document 40 Thomas Paine, Dissertation on the First Principles of Government Life The true and only true basis of representative government is equality of rights. Every man has a right to one vote, and no more in the choice of representatives. The rich have no more right to exclude the poor from the right of An avidity to punish is always dangerous to liberty. It leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and to misapply even the best of laws. 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. Paris, July, 6 rows · Title. Dissertation on the first principles of government. Volume 2 of The political and
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Dissertation on First-principles of Government Speech of Thomas Paine, as delivered in the Convention, July 7, wherein he alludes to the preceding Work This work was published before January 1, , and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least years ago. Categories: works PD-old Dissertation on first-principles of government Creator Paine, Thomas, Date Identifier Extent 40 p. ; 21 cm. Place of Publication Paris Publisher Printed at the English press, third year of the French republic Type text Subject Political science Language eng Collection Darlington Digital Library Contributor First, that hereditary government has not a right to exist; that it cannot be established on any principle of right; and that it is a violation of all principle. Secondly, that government by election and representation has its origin in the natural and eternal rights of man; for whether a man be his own law-giver, as he would be in a state of nature; or whether he exercises his portion of
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