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  1. Feb 17, 2011 · Thomas Paine was a driving force in the 'Atlantic-Democratic revolution' of the late 18th century, personifying the political currents that linked American independence, the French Revolution and ...

  2. Jun 8, 2017 · A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody. Thomas Paine. Trust, Men, Accountability. Thomas Paine, Bruce Kuklick (2000). “Paine: Political Writings”, p.100, Cambridge University Press. 266 Copy quote. He who dares not offend cannot be honest. Thomas Paine.

  3. Jan 29, 2024 · Thomas Paine. February 9, 1737–June 8, 1809. Thomas Paine was a Founding Father, a philosopher of the American Revolution, and a true revolutionary. His essays and pamphlets, especially Common Sense, noted for its plain language, resonated with the common people of America and roused them to rally behind the movement for independence.

  4. ro.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thomas_PaineThomas Paine - Wikipedia

    Thomas Paine (n. 29 ianuarie 1737, Thetford, Anglia - d. 8 iunie 1809, New York, Statele Unite) a fost un pamfletar, revoluționar, radicalist și intelectual. Născut în Marea Britanie, a imigrat în coloniile americane în preajma Revoluției Americane.

  5. www.nasa.gov › people › thomas-o-paineThomas O. Paine - NASA

    Oct 5, 2023 · Dr. Thomas O. Paine was appointed Deputy Administrator of NASA on January 31, 1968. Upon the retirement of James E. Webb on October 8, 1968, he was named Acting Administrator of NASA. He was nominated as NASA’s third Administrator on March 5, 1969, and confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1969. During his leadership the first seven Apollo ...

  6. Sep 26, 2019 · Thomas Paine was an English-born writer and political activist who became, shortly after his arrival in America, the leading propagandist of the American Revolution. His pamphlet "Common Sense," which appeared anonymously in early 1776, became wildly popular and helped sway public opinion to the radical position of splitting from the British Empire.

  7. The American Crisis is a collection of articles written by Thomas Paine during the American Revolutionary War. In 1776 Paine wrote Common Sense, an extremely popular and successful pamphlet arguing for Independence from England. The essays collected here constitute Paine's ongoing support for an independent and self-governing America through ...

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