Rights of Man (Abridged) Audiobook

" My Grandmother bought me this and it was very interesting - the sort of book you feel you should read but don't usually get around to! Very forward thinking and as relevent today as it was in 1791. Although I can't say I agreed with all of it. "

" Robespierre couldn't get 'em; and I know why. Paine was a Copperfield from the start : he walked right through the goddamn wall of china, no joke! "

" For me it was ok but he is mostly fighting with this other writer about the French Rev. and he can't seem to focus on anything but hating him and vice versa. He makes some good points on freedom while looking at the newly formed Americas but for the most part his is belly aching and quoting his abonimable counter part. I forgot the other guys name but then again........blah, blah, blah. "

" Paine lasted 364 pages (Common Sense, RIghts of man) before giving in to the paternalistic tendency... and thus contradicting himself, if you ask me. "

" It was all right, but I didn't enjoy it. I understand the historical significance, but I didn't enjoy the book personally. "

" I would suggest this only if you are a hardcore history or government buff. It was quite a chore to force myself through this one. "

" Outdated. Only read because it was on that 30 before 30 list I'm determined to finish "

" A book still relevant for those with a passion for the politics of change in their immediate society. "

" It is my Holy Book. "

" It is interesting to read Paine's thoughts on government and the rights of the people and then compare what he wrote with the political life of the USA today. I think the poor man must be turning in his grave. "

" Read Thomas Paine and you get a sense of what a complete failure the American experiment has been--how utterly it has failed to live up to its ideals, hue totally it has been subverted by reactionaries. "

" Good for anyone looking to brush up on logical fallacies and to take a nice nap. "

" What a classy (but wordy and a bit too hopeful) dude this mr Paine is. "

" Glad to close this book. "

" Essential reading if marred somewhat by it being a response to Burke. However, in the brief periods when he addresses the principles removed from the context of Burke's writing, the brilliance of his reasoning is profound. "

" Spent an entire college semester at Michigan State Univ. on this book. Classic! "

" This is as relevant today as it was over 200 years ago. "

" I loved this...it gave me such insight and clarity in the psyche of the founding fathers. "

" I've only read Common Sense, not the rest of it, but Common Sense should be read by every American. Fantastic. "

" There is some common sense here mashed between the pages of diatribe. I couldn't get in to this book. Maybe it was because I had to read it for a class or maybe not. "

" You can feel the power and revolutionary ideas in this book even reading it now. Great logic and satire. I can see why so many great men were influence by this. "

" One of the best books ever written. It is both timeless and a timely reminder of what we really have in our freedoms and responsiblities. "

" This would be required reading if those in charge of schools were not afraid of the information it contains. "

" I read this in my Political Philosophy class. I wish I had a copy of this for home. Every American should definitely read this. "

" I always thought this was the original Common Sense, not the one penned by Glen Beck. "

" If this doesn't make you excited about being an American, not much will. "