The Rights of Man · Character
William Pitt
Britain's Prime Minister, whose ministry Paine indicts as the machinery of corruption standing between the English people and their own rights.
supporting
Also known as Pitt, Mr. Pitt
First appearance: part first being an answer to mr burke s attack on the french revolution
As a supporting figure in The Rights of Man, William Pitt is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Criticized for his malevolent comments in Parliament against the French Revolution.
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Pitt hovers over the argument as the living embodiment of the government Paine wants reduced to a limited association for defending individual rights. Where the French Declaration proclaims that sovereignty resides…
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- Historical and Political References
- Protagonist
- Paine's Revolutionary Allies
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- Edmund Burke
professional · ambivalent
Burke and Pitt were fellow parliamentarians and political figures, often engaging in… How this plays out →
- Edmund Burke
professional · ambivalent
Burke and Pitt were fellow parliamentarians and political figures, often engaging in… How this plays out →
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