Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man" is born from his need to defend social mutiny and it posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people. Using these points as a base Paine defends the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's attack in Reflections on the Revolution in France. Paine argues that the interests of the monarch and his people are united, and insists that the French Revolution should be understood as one which attacks the despotic principles of the French monarchy, not the king himself. Principally, Rights of...

Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man" is born from his need to defend social mutiny and it posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people. Using these points as a base Paine defends the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's attack in Reflections on the Revolution in France. Paine argues that the interests of the monarch and his people are united, and insists that the French Revolution should be understood as one which attacks the despotic principles of the French monarchy, not the king himself. Principally, Rights of...

Thomas Paine's 'The Rights of Man' is a revolutionary political pamphlet that champions the ideals of democracy and individual rights. Written in a clear and persuasive style, Paine argues for the inherent rights of every person to govern themselves and participate in the political process. Drawing on the Enlightenment ideas of thinkers like John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Paine's work is a call to arms for those oppressed by tyrannical governments. Thomas Paine, a key figure in the American and French Revolutions, was inspired by his own experiences as an activist and political...