Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine’s Sedition: The Rights of Man, Part 1
After Thomas Paine released the first part of the Rights of Man, it flew off the bookstalls in England, and printers could not meet the demand it received. It was soon distributed throughout Europe and the United States, and about 50,000 copies were sold within 2...
5 Founders on the Horrors and Evils of War
Thomas Paine, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison – in their own words – on the evils of war. Not on the structure of war powers under the Constitution, but as a deeper, philosophical foundation. Path to Liberty. Fast Friday...
Thomas Paine: Revolutionary Patriot
Thomas Paine’s radical vision and plainspoken style helped inspire the American Revolution, supported individual rights and more. His experience as a privateer and a government tax collector – likely informed his views later in life, which included vehement...
Thomas Paine: Whistleblower.
Prior to the Franco-American alliance of 1778, and while France was technically neutral, American commissioner Silas Deane profited greatly by skimming money from a clandestine system that transferred arms from France to the American patriots. After fellow American...