Brockhaus' Konversatjons-Lexikon: "After he returned to England in 1791 he published his 'Rights of Man.' (translated into many languages) in which he defended the French Revolution against the assaults of Burke." Porter C. Bliss: "Published, in 1791-92 his 'Rights of Man' [two parts], a vindication of the French Revolution, in reply to Burke, which gave him immense popularity in France and led to a bestowal of citizenship and his election to the French National Convention." "He was made a French Citizen by the same decree with Washington, Hamilton, Priestley and Sir James Mackintosh."--_Joel Barlow_. Nelson's Encyclopedia: "The book was dedicated to Washington, was translated into French and made a, great impression." (The second part was dedicated to Lafayette.) Edmund Gosse, LL.D.: "The circulation was so enormous that it had a distinct effect in coloring public opinion." Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography: "His 'Rights of Man,' if the undenied statement as to its circulation (a million and a half of copies is correct) was more largely read in England and France than any other political work ever published." Chamber's Encyclopedia: "The most famous of all the replies to Burke's 'Reflections on the French Revolution.' A million and a half copies were sold in England alone." John Hall (London, January, 1792): "Burke's publication has produced nearly fifty different answers. Nothing has ever been so read as Paine's answer." Edward Baines, LL.D.: "Editions were multiplied in every form and size; it was alike seen in the hands of the noble and the plebeian, and became, at length, translated into the various languages of Europe." Paris Moniteur (Nov. 8, 1792): "That which will astonish posterity is that at Stockholm, five months after the death of Gustavus, and while the northern Powers are leaguing themselves against the liberty of France, there has been published a translation of Thomas Paine's 'Rights of Man,' the translator being one of the King's secretaries." The following is a summary of Paine's political philosophy as presented in the "Rights of Man": 1. Government is the organization of the aggregate natural rights which individuals are not competent to secure individually, and therefore surrender to the control of society in exchange for the protection of all rights. 2. Republican government is that in which the welfare of the whole nation is the object. 3. Monarchy is government, more or less arbitrary, in which the interests of an individual are paramount to those of the people generally. 4. Aristocracy is government, partially arbitrary, in which the interests of a class are paramount to the people generally. 5. Democracy is the whole people governing themselves without secondary means. 6. Representative government is the control of a nation by persons elected by the whole nation. 7. The Rights of Man mean the right of all to representation.