Who is Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain; February 9, 1737 [O.S. January 29, 1736] – June 8, 1809) was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. He authored Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783), two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and helped inspire the Patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain. His ideas reflected Enlightenment-era ideals of transnational human rights.Born in Thetford, Norfolk, Paine emigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 with the help of Benjamin Franklin, arriving just in time to participate in the American Revolution. Virtually every rebel read (or listened to a reading of) his 47-page pamphlet Common Sense, proportionally the al...
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Thomas Paine Quotes

• The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
• Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one.
• Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil in its worst state an intolerable one.
• I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
• 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

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• Status91592520: "government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." (thomas paine) those words, by an american, made history. what words will you use to get your place in the history books? to prove thomas paine was wrong. trust government?
• Status91592520: "government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." (thomas paine) those words, by an american, made history. what words will you use to get your place in the history books? to prove thomas paine was wrong. trust government?
• Status91592520: "government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." (thomas paine) those words, by an american, made history. what words will you use to get your place in the history books? to prove thomas paine was wrong.
• Mickleon: to my representatives in government. the restrict act should be doa. it’s antithetical to free thought and communication. what would thomas paine think of this law?
• Cerebralwisdom: i love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. - thomas paine

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