“In the following pages I offered nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense; and have no other preliminaries to settle with the reader, then that he will divest himself of prejudice and preposession, and suffer his reason and his feelings to determine for themselves; but he will put on, or rather that he will not put off the true character of a man, and generously in enlarge his views beyond the present day.”
Written by Thomas Paine, this influential pamphlet argues for the natural rights of individuals and the necessity of a democratic government, significantly impacting the American Revolution. more
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
“You should still wear good shoes even if your feet were made of gold.”
“Do not sacrifice your sense to satisfy your sentiments.”
“words like mysterious mermaids come and live permanently in the soft sweeps and scars of my skin.”
“Just because nothing shakes loose from the web, doesn't mean the spider went hungry.”
“The Truth," is an impermanent state of belief, ruled by the circumstances of 'TIME.”