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Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 - June 8, 1809) was a Enlightenment writer, revolutionary, and intellectual from England. He is most famous for publishing his pamphlet Common Sense during the American Revolution, a denunciation of British rule.
Early Life
Paine was born in in 1737 in the town of Thetford in Norfolk, England, and was raised as a Quaker.
References
Kramnick, Isaac, "Editor's Introduction", in Common Sense (London: Penguin Classics, 1986).
External Links
Links to complete text of Common Sense, The Crisis, The Rights of Man, and Age of Reason