It is not a charity but a right, not bounty but justice,...

It is not a charity but a right, not bounty but justice, that I am pleading for. The present state of civilization is as odious as it is unjust. It is absolutely the opposite of what it should be, and it is necessary that a revolution should be made in it. The contrast of affluence and wretchedness continually meeting and offending the eye, is like dead and living bodies chained together

Thomas Paine Quote About Eye, Offending, Opposites: It Is Not A Charity...

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