An Answer to the Second Part of Rights of Man: In Two Letters to the Author (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Thomas Paine

9780483066823: An Answer to the Second Part of Rights of Man: In Two Letters to the Author (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0483066826 ISBN 13: 9780483066823

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Challenging ideas about trade, government, and the price of prosperity.

A pointed, conversation‑style critique that questions how wealth, power, and policy shape a nation. This edition gathers a sharp exchange that weighs practical reforms against long‑standing traditions.

In a clear, accessible voice, the book surveys topics from the rise of corporations to the fate of taxation and the poor. It argues that the nation’s wealth and its rulers’ choices are deeply connected, and it asks readers to reconsider who should control political power and economic policy.

A practical look at how landowners, merchants, and government intersect in national prosperity
A critical view of free trade, navies, and foreign policy as they affect domestic wealth
A historical discussion of corporations, representation, and the roots of political influence
Debates on taxes, the poor, and proposed reforms for a more equitable economy

Ideal for readers of political history, economic reform, and the ideas that shaped late‑eighteenth‑century debates.

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About the Author

English-born Thomas Paine left behind hearth and home for adventures on the high seas at nineteen. Upon returning to shore, he became a tax officer, and it was this job that inspired him to write The Case of the Officers of Excise in 1772. Paine then immigrated to Philadelphia, and in 1776 he published Common Sense, a defense of American independence from England. After returning to Europe, Paine wrote his famous Rights of Man as a response to criticism of the French Revolution. He was subsequently labeled as an outlaw, leading him to flee to France where he joined the National Convention. However, in 1793 Paine was imprisoned, and during this time he wrote the first part of The Age of Reason, an anti-church text which would go on to be his most famous work. After his release, Paine returned to America where he passed away in 1809.

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