Because a body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not to be trusted by anybody.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) American political philosopher and writer
Rights of Man (1791)
More info about this quote: wist.info/paine-thomas/40072/
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You may have heard of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which was inspired by many previous documents but IMO most closely the American Declaration of Independence, which we in the U.S. celebrate today. My neighbor Thomas Jefferson was involved in the drafting of both documents. Busy guy! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen #RightsofMan
@kravietz
Thanks for mentioning #Imperialism . #EasternEurope's situation now is reminding of #HannahArendt on the topic in #OriginsOfTotalitarianism. I'm searching for her lines about #StatelessPeople and the problem that Europe's nation-state system can't guarantee #HumanRights ( #arendt writes #RightsOfMan but we know what she really meant, thanks to #HansaMehta and #eleanorroosevelt .
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