Thomas Paine statue, Thetford, Norfolk. Wikicommons/Andrewself. Some rights reserved.‘Government founded… on a system of universal peace, on the indefeasible hereditary Rights of Man … interests not particular individuals but nations in its progress, and promises a new era to the human race.’ - Tom Paine, Rights of Man
In the second decade of the twenty first century, citizenship is defined not just by the people being able to choose the political leadership of their nation through regular elections, but also by the legal protection of their human rights, such as media freedom, personal privacy, fair trials and religious toleration.
