Tuesday, March 25, 2003

The philosophical base for the American Revolution

Each revolution needs a philospohical base. Hitler had his Nietzsche, Lenin had his Marx, Gandhi had his Bhagavad Gita, French had their Voltaire and Rousseau and now USA gets its Thomas Paine.

The Rights of Man
Thomas Paine
An introductory letter to President Washington

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George Washington
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SIR,

I present you a small treatise in defence of those principles of freedom which your exemplary virtue hath so eminently contributed to establish. That the Rights of Man may become as universal as your benevolence can wish, and that you may enjoy the happiness of seeing the New World regenerate the Old, is the prayer of

SIR,
Your much obliged, and
Obedient humble Servant,
THOMAS PAINE

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