# How does The Rights of Man develop the theme of Natural Rights of Man?

> The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine

## Answer

The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine develops Natural Rights of Man across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.

Paine argues that all men are born with inherent, inalienable rights such as liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression, which form the foundation of legitimate government.

Paine insisted on surrounding individual rights with a Declaration of Rights, not to be invaded by any government, rooted in Quaker belief in universal brotherhood and equality.

Paine argues that all men are born with natural rights that cannot be alienated by any government.

Paine argues that rights are inherent to all individuals, not granted by governments or hereditary succession.

## Evidence

- [editor-s-introduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/editor-s-introduction.md): Paine insisted on surrounding individual rights with a Declaration of Rights, not to be invaded by any government, rooted in Quaker belief in universal brotherhood and equality.
- [the-rights-of-man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/the-rights-of-man.md): Paine argues that all men are born with natural rights that cannot be alienated by any government.
- [part-first-being-an-answer-to-mr-burke-s-attack-on-the-french-revolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/part-first-being-an-answer-to-mr-burke-s-attack-on-the-french-revolution.md): Paine argues that rights are inherent to all individuals, not granted by governments or hereditary succession.
- [dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/dedication.md): Paine presents his work in defense of the principles of freedom, directly invoking the concept of universal Rights of Man.
- [rights-of-man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/rights-of-man.md): Paine asserts that the right to choose governors, cashier them for misconduct, and frame a government resides in the whole nation, not in any particular person or generation.
- [declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-citizens-by-the-national-assembly-of-france](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-citizens-by-the-national-assembly-of-france.md): The declaration explicitly states that men are born free and equal in rights, and that the preservation of natural and imprescriptible rights (liberty, property, security, resistance to oppression) is the end of all political associations.
- [observations-on-the-declaration-of-rights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/observations-on-the-declaration-of-rights.md): Paine examines the Declaration of Rights as a codification of natural rights, emphasizing the first three articles as the base of liberty
- [miscellaneous-chapter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/chapters/miscellaneous-chapter.md): Paine invokes the natural right of each generation to self-governance, rejecting Burke's claim that rights are inherited from ancestors.

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