Age of Reason

Drawing from numerous historical sources, the editor summarizes the views of Paine and Jefferson on liberty in America, and on the contrasting political realities in Europe as well.

Written prior to the revolutionary war, "e;Common Sense"e; was a widely distributed phamphlet that argued for the complete independence of America from Britain. Its importance in terms of American history cannot by understated. The influence that this publication had on the American sentiment towards fighting the revolutionary war may have been..

"e;The Crisis"e; is Thomas Paine's series of pamphlets published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution. The first pamphlet begins with the famous words "e;these are the times that try men's souls"e; and evokes the mood at the outset of the American Revolution. Many colonists were uncertain of the prospect of war with the British..

A classic work of The Age of Enlightenment, "e;The Rights of Man"e; is Thomas Paine's response to Edmund Burke's "e;Reflections on the Revolution in France"e;. Central to the theme of "e;The Rights of Man"e; and The Age of Enlightenment is the idea that reason should be the foundation of authority and government. A classic work..

Thomas Paine (or Pain; February 9, 1737 [O.S. January 29, 1736] - June 8, 1809) was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he authored the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and he inspired the rebels in 1776 to..

Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Written in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the..

English-American political activist, author, political theorist and revolutionary, Thomas Paine was one of the most influential figures during the period leading up to the American Revolution. Through his hugely influential pamphlet "e;Common Sense"e; and the series of pamphlets known collectively as "e;The American Crisis"e; he successfully..

The Founding Father's most influential work: an impassioned defense of democracy and revolution in the name of human rights.Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as to possess. In Rights of Man, Founding Father of the United States Thomas Paine makes a compelling case in favor of the..

Common Sense, literally as the title describes, contains common sense only; however, these are easily called common senses in today only. In the January of 1776, after Lexington's gunfire, the shocking and inspiring effect of this book was beyond imagination: it could be said that this is the publication that prompted the United States to be independent..

First published on January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine's "e;Common Sense"e; was one the most influential and best-selling works from the colonial period. It has been suggested that it may have been the single biggest factor in inspiring the people of the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for their independence from Great Britain beginning in..

This volume collects together the most important writings of founding father Thomas Paine. First published on January 10, 1776, "e;Common Sense"e; was one the most influential and best-selling works from the colonial period. One of the central political arguments amongst the colonists of the pre-revolutionary period was whether or not they should..

In The Rights of Man, Thomas Paine defends the representational form of government. He posits that all men are born with God-given rights that cannot be taken from them by any government. Paine's position on inalienable rights played a major role in the Bill of Rights being included in the Constitution. This seminal work is as pertinent today as when..

Paine advocates the use of taxation to fund a universal old-age and disability pension, as well as a fixed sum to be paid to all citizens on reaching maturity.