Talk:Rights of Man

message: It seems to me that this article, given its length and content, might best be merged into Thomas Paine. -- Viajero 16:22, 1 Oct 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: Not so sure.  Certain parts, yes, particularly the portion where the prosecution is discussed. Sunspeck 06:08, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge?

message: Is this the same document as Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen? They seem very similar.—Rory ☺ 20:00, Aug 28, 2004 (UTC)
:No, but there is a definite link: Thomas Paine's earlier work (e.g., Common Sense) -> Declaration of Independence -> Declaration of the Rights of Man -> Paine's Rights of Man. thejabberwock 23:11, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Same item, different titles?

message: I see this article was recently moved from Rights of Man to The Rights of Man.  Although both appear on the Web, the former is correct.  The Library of America edition of Paine's works, edited by Paine biographer Eric Foner, uses Rights of Man consistently, as does the biography Thomas Paine: Apostle of Freedom, by Jack Fruchtman.  See also here for an early title page. Tim Smith 02:34, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I will check Foner's original edition. Septentrionalis 04:07, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Concedo. I did not see it on the web, but after checking Foner, Moncure Conway, and the collected edition of 1835, I wonder which reputable printed source I am thinking of. Septentrionalis 18:36, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Title

message: I made a first pass at an attempted clean up. It is still clunky, so I won't remove the tag, but it seems a bit more  coherent to me.  Others should review. Sunspeck 06:08, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've done some cleaning, i've moved some stuff around to give it a better flow, but I think it could still use some work. I've done my best at spelling, but I do miss things, so that's likely to be prevailant.  Tiny.ian 21:06, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I also added some stuff to See Also.  They're not exactly what I want to see, but give the general idea in relation to the article.  I'm kinda ill today so my thought processes keep disapearing.Tiny.ian 21:52, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup

message: Can we use another word or phrase for this?  Inchoate might be a good legal term, but the average reader is going to have to pull out a dictionary to know what it means. --Lendorien 18:14, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: inchoate

message: I am inexpert on both the Rights of Men and Reflections on the Revolution in France, however having read both articles I suspect, though I do not know, that Edmund Burke's position is being caricatured in this article. Could someone with a better understanding of both reconcile the two articles? Thanks. 70.5.197.51 (talk) 16:55, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I suspect you are right. Can someone improve the two articles along this line? DThomsen8 (talk) 12:01, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Inconsistent with article on "Reflections on the Revolution in France"

message: Such an important article needs sourcing. --Lendorien (talk) 16:39, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Sourcing

message: I reordered it a bit take a look, I think its better now. Still needs clean up? Maddra (talk) 14:31, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reordered 

message: French ship Droits de l'Homme (1794) (en:Rights of Man) should have a disambiguation here, for those who don't have a good grip on French, but are looking for the French vs. British sea battle and wreak of the 1st rate ship with extensive loss of life. DThomsen8 (talk) 11:54, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Having read the article more carefully, perhaps the line Not to be confused with men's rights. should also have a disambiguation. The way it is done now is awkward. DThomsen8 (talk) 11:59, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  French ship Droits de l'Homme (1794) 

message: The introduction needs to state what makes this book significant or what its impact was. That is, context. --Lendorien (talk) 17:49, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Intro revision

message: Quite a bit of vandalism occurring on this page recently...
Crosbie Fitch (talk) 06:37, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 

message: The quote here (It is a perversion of terms to say that a charter gives rights...) is I think out of context. Paine is not talking about "charter" in the sense of constitution; he is talking in the much more limited sense of a town charter. In context: proceed to the defects of the English Government. I begin with charters and corporations. It is a perversion of terms to say that a charter gives rights... William M. Connolley (talk) 19:23, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  It is a perversion of terms to say that a charter gives rights