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, his Common Sense, 156; his Rights of Man, 329, 335.

From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane

P. Paine, Thomas, caricatured by Gillray, 154; in a caricature, 297.

From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James

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

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

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, his "Rights of Man" attacked by Adams, 18.

From John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series by Morse, John T. (John Torrey)