“Whatever has a tendency to promote the civil intercourse of nations by an exchange of benefits is a subject as worthy of philosophy as of politics.”
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THOMAS PAINE Ultimate Collection: Political Works, Philosophical Writings, Speeches, Letters & Biography (Including Common Sense, The Rights of Man & The Age of Reason): The American Crisis, The Constitution of 1795, Declaration of Rights, Agrarian Justice, The Republican Proclamation, Anti-Monarchal Essay, Letters to Thomas Jefferson and George Washington…
This collection brings together the essential writings of Thomas Paine, a pivotal figure of the Enlightenment and the American and French Revolutions. It includes his most famous political pamphlets—Common Sense, which argued for American independence; The Rights of Man, a defense of the French Revolution and republican government; and The Age of Reason, a critique of organized religion and a call for deism. Also featured are The American Crisis, a series of inspirational pamphlets written during the Revolutionary War; The Constitution of 1795, his thoughts on French governance; the Declaration of Rights; Agrarian Justice, a proposal for social welfare; The Republican Proclamation; an Anti-Monarchal Essay; and personal letters to Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. The volume is supplemented by a biography of Paine, providing context for his life and legacy as a radical thinker and activist. more
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Thomas Paine
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. more
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