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“The continually progressive change to which the meaning of words is subject, the want of a universal language which renders translation necessary, the errors to which translations are again subject, the mistakes of copyists and printers, together with the possibility of willful alteration, are themselves evidences that human language, whether in speech or print, cannot be the vehicle of the Word of God.”

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Book: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…

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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, 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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