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2. Thomas Paine - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain; [1] February 9, 1737 [ O.S. January 29, 1736] [Note 1] – June 8, 1809) was an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. [2] [3] He authored Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783), two of the most ...

3. Common sense - Wikipedia

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   The common sense is where this comparison happens, and this must occur by comparing impressions (or symbols or markers; σημεῖον, sēmeîon, 'sign, mark') of what the specialist senses have perceived. The common sense is therefore also where a type of consciousness originates, "for it makes us aware of having sensations at all". And it ...

4. The Age of Reason - Wikipedia

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   Text. The Age of Reason at Wikisource. Several early copies of The Age of Reason. The Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology is a work by English and American political activist Thomas Paine, arguing for the philosophical position of deism. It follows in the tradition of 18th-century British deism, and challenges ...

5. Liberty's Kids - Wikipedia

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   Dr. Franklin's old protégé Thomas Paine comes by the print shop to ask them to anonymously print his pamphlet Common Sense, which makes the case for breaking away from Britain. James and Henri are inspired, but Sarah is repulsed by the notion of rebellion and refuses to read its contents.

6. Manifest destiny - Wikipedia

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   In his influential 1776 pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine echoed this notion, arguing that the American Revolution provided an opportunity to create a new, better society: We have it in our power to begin the world over again. A situation, similar to the present, hath not happened since the days of Noah until now.

7. Founding Fathers of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense and other influential pamphlets in the 1770s; sometimes referred to as "Father of the American Revolution". [60] [69] [70] While John Adams strongly criticized Paine for failing to see the need for a separation of powers in government, Common Sense proved crucial in building support for independence ...

8. History of liberalism - Wikipedia

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   The intellectual underpinnings for independence were provided by the pamphleteer Thomas Paine. His Common Sense pro-independence pamphlet was anonymously published on January 10, 1776 and became an immediate success. It was read aloud everywhere, including the Army.

9. Category:Works by Thomas Paine - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Works by Thomas Paine". The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .