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Thomas Paine

English and American political activist

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American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

Born 9 February 1737
Died 8 June 1809

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  • Cover of: Rights of man: being an answer to Mr. Burke's attack on the French revolution
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  • Cover of: 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 hereditary succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections.
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  • Cover of: Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology
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  • Cover of: The decline and fall of the English system of finance.
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    First published in 1796 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: La crise américaine
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    First published in 1776 — 26 editions
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  • Cover of: Dissertation on first-principles of government: By Thomas Paine, ...

    First published in 1795 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: The genuine trial of Thomas Paine, for a libel contained in the second part of Rights of man: at Guildhall, London, Dec. 18, 1792, before Lord Kenyon and a special jury : together with the speeches at large of the attorney-general and Mr. Erskine, and authentic copies of Mr. Paine's letters to the attorney-general and others, on the subject of the prosecution

    First published in 1792 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Common Sense

    First published in 2002 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: Age of Reason Annotated

    First published in 2020 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: The Age of Reason

    First published in 1793 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: American Crisis Annotated

    First published in 2021 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: 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 hereditary succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections

    First published in 1776 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The theological works of Thomas Paine: to which are added the Profession of faith of a Savoyard vicar
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  • Cover of: The writings of Thomas Paine
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    Cover of edition writingsofthomas0002pain First published in 1792 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Rights of man: part the second : Combining principle and practice

    First published in 1791 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: letter addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the affairs of North-America.: In which the mistakes in the Abbe's account of the revolution of America are corrected and cleared up.
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    Cover of edition letterabber00painrich First published in 1782 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The life and works of Thomas Paine.
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    First published in 1925 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: 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 hereditary succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections
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  • Cover of: Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology

    First published in 2009 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: American Crisis Illustrated

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Photo of Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

Born 9 February 1737
Died 8 June 1809

Subjects

Politics and government, Political science, History, Monarchy, Early works to 1800, Rationalism, Political science, early works to 1800, United states, politics and government, 1775-1783, Political science, history, Causes, Freedom of the press, Philosophy, Politique et gouvernement, Histoire, Fiction, Finance, Trials (Seditious libel), Collected works, Trials, litigation, Liberty, Paine, thomas, 1737-1809, Public Debts, Representative government and representation, Science politique, Seditious libel

Places

United States, Great Britain, France, États-Unis, England, London, Alabama, Massachusetts, Owl Creek Bridge, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Europe, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Grande-Bretagne, Kentucky, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Missouri, Old Northwest, Saint Louis, Salem

People

Thomas Paine (1737-1809), Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Raynal abbé (1713-1796), George Washington (1732-1799), Louis XVI King of France (1754-1793), Joshua Huddy (d. 1782), Devil, Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Peyton Farquhar, Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), Thomas Williams (1755-1839), Abigail Williams, Amanda Wingfield, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Benedict Arnold (1741-1801), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Charles Asgill Sir (1760?-1823), Charles Asgill Sir (1762-1823), Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Edmund Burke (1729?-1797), Elizabeth

Time

1775-1783, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1760-1820, Revolution, 1789-1799, 18th century, 1760-1789, 1775-1783 (Révolution), 1789-1799, 1789-1797, 1789-1809, 1783-1809, 1861-1865, 19th century, American Civil War, 1692, 1861-65, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Revolution, To 1792, 1600s, 1648-1789, 1775-1865, 1776, 1783-1789

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  • Tom Paine

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
November 3, 2018 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten dates of birth and death, bio
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
December 21, 2010 Edited by Prajña Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import