[Redactor's Note: Reprinted from the "The Writings of Thomas Paine Volume I" (1894 - 1896). The author's notes are preceded by a "*". A Table of Contents has been added for each part for the convenience of the reader which is not included in the printed edition. Notes are at the end of Part II. ]


CONTENTS


[ RIGHTS OF MAN. ]

[ EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION. ]

[ RIGHTS OF MAN ]

[ PAINE'S PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION ]

[ PAINE'S PREFACE TO THE FRENCH EDITION ]


[ RIGHTS OF MAN. PART THE FIRST BEING AN ANSWER TO MR. BURKE ]

[ OBSERVATIONS ON THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS ]


[ RIGHTS OF MAN. PART SECOND, COMBINING PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE. ]

[ FRENCH TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE. ]

[ PREFACE ]


[ RIGHTS OF MAN PART II. ]

[ INTRODUCTION. ]

[ CHAPTER I. OF SOCIETY AND CIVILISATION ]

[ CHAPTER II. OF THE ORIGIN OF THE PRESENT OLD GOVERNMENTS ]

[ CHAPTER III. OF THE OLD AND NEW SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT ]

[ CHAPTER IV. OF CONSTITUTIONS ]

[ CHAPTER V. WAYS AND MEANS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF EUROPE ]


[ APPENDIX ]

[ THE AUTHOR'S NOTES FOR PART ONE AND PART TWO ]


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