“It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.”
Quote by Thomas Paine
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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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