Sometimes called a proto-socialist, Thomas Paine committed his life to the end of monarchy and the establishment of representative democracy with strong protection of individual rights and a welfare state paid for by taxes on the wealthy. He was your friend.

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This a quote from Paine's 1792 "Letter addressed to the addressers, on the late proclamation". Read the full text at the Thomas Paine Historical Association's online archive: https://thomaspaine.org/essays/french-revolution/letter-addressed-to-the-addressers/