61. Thomas Paine — FactMonster.com Encyclopedia Paine, Thomas. Paine, Thomas, 1737–1809, AngloAmerican political theorist and writer, b. Thetford, Norfolk, England. The son of a working-class Quaker, he http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0837297.html

Home U.S. People Word Wise ... Homework Center Fact Monster Favorites Halloween Math Flashcards Geography Guide Seven New Wonders of the World ... The Fifty States Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia ... Encyclopedia Paine, Thomas Paine, Thomas, Franklin , who was then in England. He soon became involved in the clashes between England and the American colonies and published the stirring and enormously successful pamphlet Common Sense (Jan., 1776), in which he argued that the colonies had outgrown any need for English domination and should be given independence. In Dec., 1776, Paine wrote the first of a series of 16 pamphlets called The American Crisis American Revolution . He also wrote essays for the Pennsylvania Journal and edited the Pennsylvania Magazine. After the war he returned to his farm in New Rochelle, N.Y. In 1787 Paine went to England and while there wrote The Rights of Man (2 parts, 1791 and 1792), defending the French Revolution in reply to Edmund Burke 's Reflections on the Revolution in France. Its basic premises were that there are natural rights common to all men, that only democratic institutions are able to guarantee these rights, and that only a kind of welfare state can secure economic equity. Paine's attack on English institutions led to his prosecution for treason and subsequent flight to Paris (1792). There, as a member of the National Convention, he took a significant part in French affairs. During the Reign of Terror he was imprisoned by the Jacobins from Dec., 1793 to Nov., 1794 and narrowly escaped the guillotine. During this time he wrote his famous deistic and antibiblical work

62. John E. Remsburg Online version of the book written by John E. Remsburg in 1906 argues that Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant were freethinkers or Deists. http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/john_remsburg/six_historic_americans/

Library Historical Documents John Remsburg : Six Historic Americans Six Historic Americans : (1906) By John E. Remsburg Introduction Paine Jefferson ... Present Last updated: Wednesday, 30-Nov-2005 17:06:10 CST

63. THOMASPAINE A biography of Georgi Zhukov. BIOGRAPHY .. Paine, Thomas (17371809) Radical Writer Born in England to an Episcopalian mother and a Quaker father, Paine drifted from http://www.historycentral.com/Bio/RevoltBIOS/PaineThomas.html

64. Thomas O. Paine - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia paine, thomas otten alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death place of death http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_O._Paine

Thomas O. Paine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search For other people of the same name, see Thomas Paine (disambiguation) Thomas O. Paine Thomas Otten Paine (November 9, 1921 – May 4, 1992), American scientist, was the third Administrator of NASA , serving from March 21, 1969 to September 15, 1970. During his administration at NASA, the first seven Apollo manned missions were flown. Paine was also deeply involved in preparing plans for the post-Apollo era at NASA. Contents Early life, education, and family Scientific career NASA Administrator Apollo 11 Goodwill Messages ... edit Early life, education, and family Born in Berkeley California , Paine attended public schools in various cities and graduated from Brown University in 1942 with an A.B. degree in engineering. In World War II , he served as a submarine officer in the Pacific and in the Japanese occupation. He qualified as a Navy deep-sea diver and was awarded the Commendation Medal and Submarine Combat Insignia with stars. From 1946-49, Paine attended Stanford University , receiving an M.S. degree in 1947 and Ph.D. in physical metallurgy. During his career, Paine received honorary doctor of science degrees from Brown University

65. Paine, Thomas comprehensive book analysis from the Novelguide, including a complete summary, a biography of the author, character profiles, theme analysis, metaphor analysis, and top ten quotes http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/weal_07/weal_07_03231.html

66. Paine, Thomas (Harper's Magazine) October 2010. AMERICAN ELECTRA Feminism’s Ritual Matricide By Susan Faludi. THIRTY DAYS AS A CUBAN Pinching Pesos and Dropping Pounds in Havana By Patrick Symmes http://harpers.org/subjects/ThomasPaine

67. Paine, Thomas Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809) was an intellectual, scholar, revolutionary, deist and idealist social philosopher. A radical pamphleteer, Paine anticipated http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Thomas_Paine

Paine, Thomas From New World Encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Previous (Thomas Müntzer) Next (Thomas Pendergast) Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809) was an intellectual, scholar, revolutionary, deist and idealist social philosopher. 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 the kingdom of Great Britain which influenced the . His sixteen “ Crisis ” papers, published between 1776 and 1783, helped to inspire the colonists during the ordeals of the revolution. Born in England, Paine was an active participant in both the American Revolution and the French Revolution . In Rights of Man , written in reply to Edmund Burke 's criticism of the French Revolution, he dismissed monarchy , and viewed all government as, at best, a necessary evil. He opposed slavery and was among the earliest advocates of social security, universal free public education, a guaranteed minimum income, and other programs which are now common practice in many western nations. Paine’s treatise in support of deism The Age of Reason , won him many enemies among his contemporaries, and in their eyes overshadowed his contributions to democracy . He died alone and unnoticed in New York in 1809. Contents Life French Revolution Last Years Thought and Works ... Credits Life Paine was born on January 29, 1737, to impoverished parents; Joseph Paine, a (lapsed)

68. Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809: Free Web Books, Online Biographical note. Political and antiChristian writer, son of a stay-maker and small farmer of Quaker principles at Thetford, became with large classes perhaps the most http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/p/paine/thomas/

The University of Adelaide Library eBooks Help ... Contact us Thomas Paine, 1737–1809 Biographical note Political and anti-Christian writer, son of a stay-maker and small farmer of Quaker principles at Thetford, became with large classes perhaps the most unpopular man in England. After trying various occupations, including those of schoolmaster and exciseman, and having separated from his wife, he went in 1774 to America where, in 1776, he published his famous pamphlet, Common Sense , in favour of American independence. He served in the American army, and also held some political posts, including that of secretary to a mission to France in 1781. Returning to England in 1787 he published his Rights of Man (1790–92), in reply to Burke’s Reflections on the French Revolution . It had an enormous circulation, 1,500,000 copies having been sold in England alone; but it made it necessary for him to escape to France to avoid prosecution. Arrived in that country he was elected to the National Convention. He opposed the execution of Louis XVI., and was, in 1794, imprisoned by Robespierre, whose fall saved his life. He had then just completed the first part of his Age of Reason , of which the other two appeared respectively in 1795 and 1807. It is directed alike against Christianity and Atheism, and supports Deism. Becoming disgusted with the course of French politics, he returned to America in 1802, but found himself largely ostracised by society there, became embroiled in various controversies, and is said to have become intemperate. He died at New York in 1809. Though apparently sincere in his views, and courageous in the expression of them, Paine was vain and prejudiced. The extraordinary lucidity and force of his style did much to gain currency for his writings.

69. Paine Thomas From FOLDOC Paine Thomas history of philosophy, biography American patriot (17371809) whose Common Sense (1776) argued forcefully for the independence of American colonies. http://www.swif.uniba.it/lei/foldop/foldoc.cgi?Paine Thomas

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