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Rights of Man

BY

THOMAS PAINE

Paine wrote Rights of Man to defend the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's criticism in Reflections on the Revolution in France.

Part One appeared in early 1791 and Part Two in early 1792.

The text here is that of The Writings of Thomas Paine, Collected and Edited by Moncure Daniel Conway (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1894), minus Conway's notes.

CONTENTS

PAGE

Part One

1.1 Preface to the English edition 1

1.2 Preface to the French edition 4

1.3 Rights of Man 7

1.4 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens, by the 85

National Assembly of France

1.5 Observations on the Declaration of Rights 88

1.6 Miscellaneous Chapter 91

1.7 Conclusion 116

Part Two

2.1 Preface 126

2.2 Introduction 133

2.3 Chapter I. Of society and civilization 137

2.4 Chapter II. Of the origin of the present old 143

governments

2.5 Chapter III. Of the old and new systems of 146

government

2.6 Chapter IV. Of constitutions 162

2.7 Chapter V. Ways and means of improving the condition of 188

Europe, interspersed with miscellaneous observations

2.8 Appendix 254

Notes 259

RIGHTS OF MAN

BEING AN ANSWER TO MR. BURKE'S ATTACK ON THE FRENCH

REVOLUTION

BY

THOMAS PAINE

SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO CONGRESS IN THE

AMERICAN WAR, AND

AUTHOR OF THE WORKS ENTITLED "COMMON SENSE" AND "A LETTER TO THE ABBÉ RAYNAL"

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.