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Thomas Paine, born on February 9, 1737, and died on June 8, 1809, was a prominent American writer, political figure, and philosopher during the American Revolutionary War. He is renowned for his radical democratic ideas and his contributions to the American independence movement.

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“From whence, then, could arise the solitary and strange conceit that the Almighty, who had millions of worlds equally dependant on His protection, should quit the care of all the rest, and come to die in our world, because, they say, one man and one woman had eaten an apple?”

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Book:The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology

Source: The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology

“Commerce diminishes the spirit, both of patriotism and military defence.”

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Book:Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America

Source: Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America