“… man, were he not corrupted by governments, is naturally the friend of man, and that human nature is not of itself vicious.”
Thomas Paine
Rights of Man, Applying Principle to Practice, Chapter 4 - Of Constitutions, Pt 2 of 2.
“Man is not the enemy of man, but through the medium of a false system of Government. Instead, therefore, of exclaiming against the ambition of kings, the exclamation should be directed against the principle of such governments; and instead of seeking to reform the individual, the wisdom of a nation should apply itself to reform the system.”
Thomas Paine
Rights of Man, Pt. 1, Conclusion.
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That's a picture worth sharing for sure. I wish I could be so positive as to say that if government were not involved, man would be the friend of man but inside my heart, I don't think that's true.