The Rights of Man was one of the most widely read books of its time. Paine argues that human rights depend on nature, and that charters, with an implication that they are granted and can therefore be withdrawn, can have no basis in law. Hereditary government, dependent on Edmund Burke—s idea of the —hereditary wisdom— of the ruling classes, is clearly divisive rather than benevolent, and therefore wrong; Paine—s assertion is that a nation should be able to choose its own government, and that the role of government is to protect the family and their inherent rights.
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