@misc{Błaszczyk_Cezary_Liberalizm_2016, author={Błaszczyk, Cezary}, copyright={Copyright by Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego Sp. z o.o.}, address={Wrocław}, howpublished={online}, year={2016}, publisher={Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego}, language={pol}, abstract={Thomas Paine was undoubtedly one of the most important figures of his times. The untiring liberal and democrat may be considered as the restless spirit of the Enlightenment, arguing for a revolution and freedom both in Europe and America. His main works are „The Rights of Man”, „First Principles of Government”, „The Agrarian Justice” and the most famous and influential — „Common Sense”. Even though he did not form a comprehensive political doctrine he appealed both to the British and French liberal traditions, he is to be considered as a great liberal ideologist. Paine believed in sovereign and independent men, who under the principle of self-government can establish the best government possible. The state was the necessity, since mankind was prone to sin; however, it was to be constructed according to the civil contract as the least burdensome and in compliance with the rights of men both natural and civil, as a true republic. Moreover, it was only rational, argued Paine, to abandon unequal division of estates and trade protectionism, to allow for universal welfare and peace.}, type={text}, title={Liberalizm Thomasa Paine’a}, doi={https://doi.org/10.19195/0137-1134.105.1}, keywords={Paine, Thomas (1737-1809), liberalism, "Common sense", human rights, social contract, constitutionalism, ownership and right to land}, }