Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 - June 8, 1809) was a Enlightenment writer, revolutionary, and intellectual from England. He is most famous for publishing his pamphlet Common Sense during the American Revolution, a denunciation of British rule.

Early Life

Paine was born in in 1737 in the town of Thetford in Norfolk, England, and was raised as a Quaker.

References

Kramnick, Isaac, "Editor's Introduction", in Common Sense (London: Penguin Classics, 1986).

External Links

Links to complete text of Common Sense, The Crisis, The Rights of Man, and Age of Reason