Rights of Man

What it's about

Paine's answer to Edmund Burke's attack on the French Revolution: a defence of natural rights, representative government and the right of every generation to govern itself, with Part II's plan for public welfare.

Who it's for

- Readers of Burke wanting the other side of the great debate - Students of the French and American revolutions - Anyone interested in the history of human rights

What’s inside

1. 1

   DEDICATION

   1 min
2. 2

   PAINE'S PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION

   4 min
3. 3

   PAINE'S PREFACE TO THE FRENCH EDITION

   3 min
4. 4

   RIGHTS OF MAN. PART THE FIRST BEING AN ANSWER TO MR. BURKE'S ATTACK ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

   128 min
5. 5

   OBSERVATIONS ON THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS

   3 min
6. 6

   MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER

   40 min
7. 7

   CONCLUSION

   12 min
8. 8

   FRENCH TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.

   1 min
9. 9

   M. DE LA FAYETTE

   12 min
10. 10

    INTRODUCTION.

    6 min
11. 11

    CHAPTER I. OF SOCIETY AND CIVILISATION

    8 min
12. 12

    CHAPTER II. OF THE ORIGIN OF THE PRESENT OLD GOVERNMENTS

    3 min
13. 13

    CHAPTER III. OF THE OLD AND NEW SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT

    24 min
14. 14

    CHAPTER IV. OF CONSTITUTIONS

    38 min
15. 15

    INTERSPERSED WITH MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS

    95 min
16. 16

    APPENDIX

    7 min

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