Paine, Thomas

Cultural  

1. A patriot and author in the Revolutionary War, whose pamphlets, such as Common Sense and the American Crisis series, urged American independence. He took part in the French Revolution and wrote The Rights of Man to defend it against the criticisms of Edmund Burke. Paine also wrote The Age of Reason, upholding deism.

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Example Sentences

Paine, Thomas; biographical note on, IX, 94; in favor of the separation of the colonies from Great Britain, 94.Parkman,

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index by Lodge, Henry Cabot

Paine, Thomas, author of "Common Sense" and "The Forester," 167.

From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail

Paine, Thomas, on financial condition of England, ii.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

Paine, Thomas, his “Age of Reason” moves Henry to write a reply, 374.

From Patrick Henry by Tyler, Moses Coit

Pacific, American influence, 447 Paine, Thomas, 103, 115, 175 Panama Canal, 508f.

From History of the United States by Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin)