Thomas Paine

English-born writer of the American Revolution, 1737–1809. Explained quotes.

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About Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine moved from England to Philadelphia in 1774 and, in January 1776, published Common Sense, a pamphlet arguing for American independence that sold in enormous numbers. He went on to write The American Crisis, Rights of Man and The Age of Reason.

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“Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”
Common Sense, 1776
“The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.”
Common Sense, 1776