Thomas Paine
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 Paineโs 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...
Thomas Paine on War (and other Founders too)
Outspoken and famous for writing โThe Crisis,โ โCommon Sense,โ and โThe Rights of Man,โ Thomas Paine had some choice words about war that people would do well to read and heed today. Path to Liberty, Fast Friday Edition: November 22, 2019 PODCAST VERSION...