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Hace 5 días · Thomas Paine (1737–1809) played a vital role in mobilizing American support for their own independence, and he leapt to support the French revolutionaries when Edmund Burke attacked. Elected deputy to the French National Convention in 1793, Paine nearly lost his head as an associate of the Girondins during the Terror.
Hace 3 días · In the words of Thomas Paine himself, "The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion" (Paine, 1791). As historians, it is our responsibility to ensure that the contributions of figures like Paine are not forgotten, but rather celebrated and studied for generations to come.
Hace 2 días · Thomas Paine, the most widely read political thinker in the late 18th century, played a notable role in the American Revolution, in the development of popular radicalism in Britain, and in the French Revolution.
Hace 1 día · Michael Malice explains his fundamental problem with the state, and makes the case for anarchism.Buy my book, Thomas Paine: A Lifetime of Radicalism:📘Person...
Hace 2 días · Gregory criticized those he called “sunshine patriots,” a reference to Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet, “ The American Crisis. No. 1. ” Gregory said that most Memorial Day celebrations were in the hands of “sunshine patriots; those who wave the flag and talk about love of country while sacrificing nothing.”
Hace 2 días · As Thomas Paine wrote in December 1776: “These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Hace 2 días · 143 votes submitted. Your Name: Friend's Email: Top 5 quotes from Thomas Paine. "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." "When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon."
