In doing so, Paine democratized political thought. He asserted that ordinary people were capable of understanding, judging, ...
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”, published 250 years ago, ignited the drive for American independence. That was hardly the end of the radical founder’s strange and winding story.
His “Common Sense,” published 250 years ago, ignited the drive for American independence. That was hardly the end of the radical founder’s strange and winding story. By Jennifer Schuessler For Thomas ...
Common Sense was a provocation in 1776. Maybe it’s the provocation we need now.
NEW YORK (AP) — It would be the first landmark in the nation's capital to be dedicated to one of the American Revolution's most stirring, popular and quotable advocates — who also was one of the most ...
Thomas Paine, who turns 289 this year, is the most modern of the Founding Fathers — and he has Jersey connections.
The Thomas Paine Memorial Association (TPMA) and a coalition of leading secular, historical, and humanist organizations invite the public to the annual celebration of the birth of one of America’s ...