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Thomas Paine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809), intellectual, scholar, revolutionary, deist and idealist, is widely recognized as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A radical pamphleteer, Paine anticipated and helped foment the American Revolution through his powerful writings, most notably Common Sense, an incendiary pamphlet advocating independence from Great Britain. ..." |
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| Born |
| 29 Jan 1737, in Thetford, Norfolk, England |
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| Died |
| 8 Jun 1809, in Greenwich Village, New York City, New York |
| Biography |
| The Life of Thomas Paine, by Moncure Daniel Conway, 1892 |
| Web Sites |
Thomas Paine National Historical Association
New Rochelle, New York |
| Web Pages |
Thomas Paine - Libertarian
Advocates for Self-Government |
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Chronological Table of Thomas Paine's Writings
Thomas Paine National Historical Association |
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The Philosophy of Paine, by Thomas A. Edison, 7 Jun 1925
"I consider Paine our greatest political thinker. As we have not advanced, and perhaps never shall advance, beyond the Declaration and Constitution, so Paine has had no successors who extended his principles. ... There is no doubt whatever that the two great documents of American liberty reflect the philosophy of Paine." |
Thomas Paine on Commerce, by Gary M. Galles, Mises.org Daily Article, 16 May 2003
Related Topic: Free Trade
"... in The Rights of Man, in which he tries to 'establish a system of principles as a basis on which government ought to be erected,' he shows that commerce, or free trade, is not only deducible from those principles, but interference with such commerce impoverishes the nations involved as well." |
Thomas Paine—Passionate Pamphleteer for Liberty, by Jim Powell, The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Jan 1996
"Thomas Paine ... wrote the three top-selling literary works of the eighteenth century, which inspired the American Revolution, issued a historic battle cry for individual rights and challenged the corrupt power of government churches. His radical vision and dramatic, plainspoken style connected with artisans, servants, soldiers, merchants, farmers, and laborers alike." |
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Tom Paine’s Revolution, by J. Brian Phillips, The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Apr 1989
"... Common Sense had an unprecedented influence on the minds of the American people. Paine estimated that 150,000 copies were sold in the first year; other estimates went as high as 500,000 copies. With fewer than 3 million people in the colonies ... Nearly every adult read the pamphlet, and less than seven months after its publication independence was declared." |
Libertarians of Will, Intellect, and Action, by Murray N. Rothbard, 1977
Related Topics: Libertarianism, American Revolutionary War, United States Declaration of Independence, Libertarian Party, The State
Keynote address to the Libertarian Party Convention
"... the mortal blow was delivered by ... Tom Paine, another English-born laissez-faire radical ... Paine realized that this final act of demystification had to be couched radically, in no mincing or uncertain terms, thus cutting the final umbilical cord not only with Great Britain, but also with the age-old established principle of monarchy." |
| Writings |
| Common Sense, 14 Feb 1776 |
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The Age Of Reason, 1794
Electronic text available at the Thomas Paine National Historical Association |
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The American Crisis, 1779
Electronic text available at Wikisource |
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| The Life and Major Writings of Thomas Paine: Includes Common Sense, the American Crisis, Rights of Man, the Age of Reason and Agrarian Justice, Aug 2000 |
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