21. COMMON SENSE - Thomas Paine HTML text from Mondo Politico. http://www.mondopolitico.com/library/commonsense/intro.htm

Go to Page 1 of the Book COMMON SENSE ADDRESSED TO THE INHABITANTS OF AMERICA ON THE FOLLOWING INTERESTING SUBJECTS: I. Of the Origin and Design of Government in general, with concise Remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of Monarchy and Heriditary Succession. III. Thoughts on the present State of American Affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous Reflections. A NEW EDITION, with several Additions in the Body of the Work. To which is Added an APPENDIX ; together with an Address to the People called QUAKERS. Man knows no Master save creating HEAVEN, Or those whom choice and common Good ordain. Thomson INTRODUCTION PERHAPS the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong , gives it a superficial appearance of being right , and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.

22. Paine, Thomas Definition Of Paine, Thomas In The Free Online Encyclopedia. Paine, Thomas, 1737–1809, AngloAmerican political theorist and writer, b. Thetford, Norfolk, England. The son of a working-class Quaker, he became an excise officer and was http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Paine, Thomas

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24. Biografia De Paine, Thomas Breve biograf a del ensayista de origen brit nico. http://www.escolar.com/biografias/p/paine.htm

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25. Paine, Thomas Glossary of Religion and Philosophy Short Biography of Thomas Paine http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/political/bldef_painethomas.htm

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26. Wired 3.05: The Age Of Paine Arguing that Paine should be resurrected as the moral father of the Internet, by Jon Katz. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.05/paine.html

Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Culture Entertainment Gadgets ... RSS Feeds All Wired Top Stories Magazine Wired Blogs Video Page 1 of 9 next Printing? Use this version The Age of Paine Thomas Paine was one of the first journalists to use media as a weapon againstthe entrenched power structure. He should be resurrected as the moral father of the Internet. Jon Katz explains why. By Jon Katz If any father has been forsaken by his children, it is Thomas Paine. Statues of the man should greet incoming journalism students; his words should be chiseled above newsroom doors and taped to laptops, guiding the communications media through their many travails, controversies, and challenges. Yet Paine, a fuzzy historical figure of the 1700s, is remembered mostly for one or two sparkling patriotic quotes - "These are the times that try men's souls" - and little else. Thomas Paine, professional revolutionary, was one of the first to use media as a powerful weapon against an entrenched array of monarchies, feudal lords, dictators, and repressive social structures. He invented contemporary political journalism, creating almost by himself a mass reading-public aware for the first time of its right to encounter controversial opinions and to participate in politics. Between his birth in 1737 and his death in 1809, enormous political upheavals turned the Western world upside down - and Paine was in the middle of the biggest ones. His writings put his life at risk in every country he lived in - in America for rebellion, in England for sedition, in France for his insistence on a merciful and democratic revolution. At the end of his life, he was shunned by the country he helped create, reviled as an infidel, forced to beg friends for money, denied the right to vote, refused burial in a Quaker cemetery. His grave was desecrated, his remains were stolen.

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28. From Revolution To Reconstruction: Essays: Thomas Paine's The Crisis, Number One Overview of the commentary and its context. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/paine/painexx.htm

FRtR Essays Thomas Paine's The Crisis Thomas Paine's The Crisis, Number One, 1776 By Richard DeStefano Quote Thomas Paine was the editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine in Philadelphia. An earnest supporter of the move towards independence he used media as a weapon against British rule. He was in strong favor of a war against Britain, if that is what it was going to take to gain independence. Knowing that the war was going to need the support of all the colonists, he understood that unity was essential and found it necessary to offer what he could to help unite the thirteen colonies into one nation. In 1776, Paine wrote The Crisis, Number One , a plain spoken commentary outlining obstacles the colonies faced in the struggle with Britain. His conviction was to unite all in the colonies and expose the stubborness and tyranny of Britain in hopes of gaining the support of the Loyalists and neutrals to support the cause with the Patriots. Paine wrote with fever and passion. His idea of a land free from British tyranny was developed through his writing. The Crisis was written in an elegantly simple voice. Paine stayed away from terminology that was incoherent to the many un-educated common artisans and craftsmen. It was written in common, everyday language. He understood that an easily readable circular would be accepted. In it he not only outlined the problems and struggles with Britain but argued them. He starts out by telling people that

29. Thomas Paine, 1737-1809 The radical propagandist and voice of the common man, Thomas Paine, was born in Thetford in Norfolk on January 29, 1737. http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/paine.html

Thomas Paine, 1737-1809 At Lewes, Paine was active in local affairs, serving on the town council and establishing a debating club at a local tavern. As a shopkeeper, however, he was a failure. In April 1774, Paine was discharged from his duties for having absented himself from his post without leave. He published the pamphlet The Case of the Officers of Excise (London, 1772), and had devoted too much time campaigning in London on behalf of the excise officers. In London he met Benjamin Franklin who helped him to emigrate to America in October 1774. Paine settled in Philadelphia where he soon began a new career as a journalist. He contributed articles to the Pennsylvania Magazine on a wide range of topics. Thus on January 10, 1776, he published a short pamphlet, Common Sense , which immediately established his reputation as a revolutionary propagandist. Although he had only been in America less than a year, Paine committed himself to the cause of American independence. He attacked monarchical government and the alleged virtues of the British constitution, opposing any reconciliation with Great Britain. He also urged an immediate declaration of independence and the establishment of a republican constitution. Paine was convinced that the American Revolution was a crusade for a superior political system and that America was ultimately unconquerable. He did as much as any writer could to encourage resistance and to inspire faith in the Continental Army. I essays published in the

30. Paine, Thomas Biography - S9.com 1737 – He was born on the 29th of January this year in Thetford, England. He was apprenticed to his father, a corset maker, at 13, but apparently failed at this. 1756 At 19 http://www.s9.com/Biography/Paine-Thomas

Welcome, guest! ~ Login Register Home Browse ... Challenge Quick Search: S9.com Biographies Paine, Thomas (Tom; orig. Thomas Pain) Born: 1737 AD Died: 1809 AD, at 72 years of age. Nationality: Unknown Categories: Writers 1756 - At 19, Paine became a merchant seaman, serving a short time before returning to Great Britain in April 1759. 1766 - On the 3rd of July this year, he wrote a letter to the Board of Excise asking to be reinstated. 1771 - At age 36, he married his landlord's daughter, Elizabeth Ollive. 1791 - He wrote the Rights of Man , as a guide to the ideas of the Enlightenment. 1792 - Despite an inability to speak French, he was elected to the French National Assembly in this year. 1795 - In Agrarian Justice, he introduced concepts similar to socialism. He remained in France during the early Napoleonic Era, but condemned Napoleon's moves towards dictatorship. 1800 – He purportedly had a meeting with Napoleon. Napoleon claimed he slept with a copy of Rights of Man under his pillow and went so far as to say to Paine that "a statue of gold should be erected to you in every city in the universe." However, he quickly moved from admiration to condemnation as he saw the latter’s moves towards dictatorship. Page last updated: 2:21pm, 26

31. Thomas Paine A biography of the famous revolutionary, detailing his battles with the various political powers of different countries and his never-ending pursuit of justice and truth. http://www.punkerslut.com/articles/thomaspaine.html

Main Books Essays Critiques ... Back to index of The Great Freethinkers Thomas Paine By Punkerslut The author of the American Revolution and a strong Abolitionist, Thomas Paine was a political writer who dared to ask the questions that were punishable by death. He was as much defiant of the Monarch powers that hunted him down as he was defiant of the religious powers that ostracized him from civilization. When Paine was only eight years of age, he immediately began to doubt the Bible. He had heard a sermon on atonement; the sermon described how god had murdered his only son to revenge himself when there was no other way. Upon hearing this appalling doctrine, this child of innocence and beauty the young Thomas Paine became an infidel and disagreed with the Bible. From these bright, inquisitive beginnings in childhood, Thomas Paine made great strides for the advancement of Rationalism. Robert Green Ingersoll once said of Thomas Paine, "With his name left out, the history of liberty cannot be written." [ On Thomas Paine , by Robert G. Ingersoll, 1870.]

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33. Thomas Paine Friends, Inc. / Home Page National and international organization aimed to raise public awareness of Paine s writing, work and life, and his political contribution. http://thomaspainefriends.org

My country is the World. My Religion is to do Good. Direct email inquiries to TPF, Inc. Secretary, Irwin Spiegelman or by telephone: LASTING MONUMENTS TO PAINE'S LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS PORTRAITS AND OTHER IMAGES OF PAINE Chartered in 2002, Thomas Paine Friends, Inc. strives to renew public recognition of the great defender of liberty, justice and human rights. Arriving in British-ruled North America, Paine joined the struggle for independence, sovereignty and democratic institutions. Throughout his life he held to the noblest of principles, dedicating himself to the common good and the right of free expression. The writings he produced provide us with a remarkable set of principles upon which to construct just societies. MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Thomas Paine Friends, Inc. is to encourage people to learn about and from Thomas Paine, his times and philosophy so that they may be inspired to participate in public affairs reflective of the spirit of Paine's life, thought and ideals. January 29, 1737 - June 8, 1809 PAINE YEAR 2009 Event News LISTEN to the addresses delivered on the 28th of March in the United Kingdom by Gregory Claeys and John Keane!

34. From Revolution To Reconstruction: Documents: Paine: Common Sense Index I Online text in seven parts. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/paine/CM/sense01.htm

FRtR Documents Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 Introduction to Common Sense (1/7) Thomas Paine Common Sense (1776) 1/7 Introduction to Common Sense Index Next Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason. As a long and violent abuse of power, is generally the Means of calling the right of it in question (and in matters too which might never have been thought of, had not the Sufferers been aggravated into the inquiry) and as the King of England had undertaken in his own Right, to support the Parliament in what he calls Theirs, and as the good people of this country are grievously oppressed by the combination, they have an undoubted privilege to inquire into the pretensions of both, and equally to reject the usurpation of either. In the following sheets, the author hath studiously avoided every thing which is personal among ourselves. Compliments as well as censure to individuals make no part thereof. The wise, and the worthy, need not the triumph of a pamphlet; and those whose sentiments are injudicious, or unfriendly, will cease of themselves unless too much pains are bestowed upon their conversion.

35. The History Place - American Revolution: Thomas Paine's Common Sense Etext of Paine s pamphlet. http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/common.htm

Common Sense by Thomas Paine Introduction Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason. As a long and violent abuse of power, is generally the Means of calling the right of it in question (and in matters too which might never have been thought of, had not the Sufferers been aggravated into the inquiry) and as the King of England had undertaken in his own Right, to support the Parliament in what he calls Theirs, and as the good people of this country are grievously oppressed by the combination, they have an undoubted privilege to inquire into the pretensions of both, and equally to reject the usurpation of either. In the following sheets, the author hath studiously avoided every thing which is personal among ourselves. Compliments as well as censure to individuals make no part thereof. The wise, and the worthy, need not the triumph of a pamphlet; and those whose sentiments are injudicious, or unfriendly, will cease of themselves unless too much pains are bestowed upon their conversion. The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind. Many circumstances hath, and will arise, which are not local, but universal, and through which the principles of all Lovers of Mankind are affected, and in the Event of which, their Affections are interested. The laying of a Country desolate with Fire and Sword, declaring War against the natural rights of all Mankind, and extirpating the Defenders thereof from the Face of the Earth, is the Concern of every Man to whom Nature hath given the Power of feeling; of which Class, regardless of Party Censures, is the

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37. From Revolution To Reconstruction: Documents: Paine, The American Crisis Online text, divided by chapter. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/paine/AC/crisisxx.htm

FRtR Documents Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, 1780-1783 Thomas Paine American Crisis (1780-83) Index (19) Quote Chapter I - The American Crisis : December 23, 1776 Chapter II - To Lord Howe : Philadelphia, Jan. 13, 1777 Chapter III ... Quote

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39. Thomas Paine - The Age Of Reason Liberty Online text, divided into Parts I and II. http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Paine/AOR-Frame.html

Age of Reason, Part I Age of Reason, Part II Age of Reason, Part I Age of Reason, Part II

40. Answer To The Bishop Of Llandaff Background information and fragments of Paine s answer to Bishop Watson s reply to The Age of Reason. http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/thomas_paine/ans_bishop_llandaff.html

Library Historical Documents Thomas Paine : Ans Bishop Llandaff Order books by Thomas Paine now. Editorial Note IMMEDIATELY after perusal of Bishop Watson's reply to " The Age of Reason In criticising these fragments it must be remembered that the portions published in 1810 were those thrown aside by Paine after transcribing or using them for a statement now lost, that the other portions were obtained only with Madame Bonneville's erasures, and that none of them ever received Paine's revision. (Conway's note) Fragments Of The Answer Genesis THE bishop says, "the oldest book in the world is Genesis." This is mere assertion; he offers no proof of it, and I go to controvert it, and to show that the book of job, which is not a Hebrew book, but is a book of the Gentiles translated into Hebrew, is much older than the book of Genesis. The book of Genesis means the book of Generations; to which are prefixed two chapters, the first and second, which contain two different cosmogonies, that is, two different accounts of the creation of the world, written by different persons, as I have shown in the preceding part of this work. The first cosmogony begins at chapter i. 1, and ends at ii. 3; for the adverbial conjunction thus, with which chapter ii. begins, shows those three verses to belong to chapter 1. The second cosmogony begins at ii. 4, and ends with that chapter.

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