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The Real Or Supposed Rights Of Man Are Of Two Kinds, Active And Passive; The Right In Certain Cases To Do As We List; And The Right We Possess To The Forbearance Or Assistance Of Other Men. The First Of These A Just Philosophy Will Probably Induce Us Universally To Explode.
-William Godwin
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The Real Or Supposed Rights Of Man

William Godwin
The Real Or Supposed Rights Of Man Are Of Two Kinds, Active And Passive; The Right In Certain Cases To Do As We List; And The Right We Possess To The Forbearance Or Assistance Of Other Men. The First Of These A Just Philosophy Will Probably Induce Us Universally To Explode.
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