Paine, Thomas (1737–1809)

Thomas Paine was an Englishman whose career as a republican activist began when he met Benjamin Franklin in London in 1774. Franklin helped him emigrate to Philadelphia, where he turned to journalism.

In 1776, he published Common Sense, a strong defense of ...

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