Sense of Thomas Paine: 500+ Concise Notions

By Sreechinth C

There are so many leaders who were the part of the American Revolution but the peculiarity about Thomas Paine is that, it was his two important pamphlets that ignited the American Revolution. Other than being a revolutionist he is also a renowned philosopher and political theorist. It was his pamphlet ‘Common Sense’ that urged the common people to fight for their independence from the Great Britain. In this book ‘Sense of Thomas Paine: 500+ Concise Notions’ we have included some of his great quotes regarding various topics like knowledge, spirituality, ambition, thinking and many more. Spare some time and get inspired by the words of this vital figure that played an important role in the American Revolution.

• Language: English
• Publisher: UB Tech
• Release date: Oct 2, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463970324

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SENSE OF THOMAS PAINE

Sense of Thomas Paine

~ 500+ Concise Notions~

Composer: Sreechinth C

DEDICATION

This book, "Sense of Thomas Paine" is dedicated in the feet of Almighty.

"The harder the conflict, the more glorious is the triumph. I love the man that can smile in trouble that can gather strength from distress and grow."

-Thomas Paine

TABLE OF Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A FEW WORDS ON THOMAS PAINE

QUOTES OF THOMAS PAINE

EXTRAS

Author’s Request

YOUR SURPRISE GIFT

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Sincerely showing thankfulness to all those who participated and supported directly and indirectly in the release of this book.

AFEW WORDS ON THOMAS PAINE

It is not necessary that for being a revolutionary leader, one must practice the path of violence. History has produced many remarkable leaders and Thomas Paine is one among them who revolutionized America through his strong thoughts. Even though he fought for social security for the poor, the unconventional ideas that he had on religious views adversely affected him during his last days. He is considered asthe key contributor of two most influential pamphlets at the initial period of the American Revolution.

Thomas Paine was born on January 29, 1737 in England. It was his father’s dream to see him in a good position. Unfortunately, at the age of 12, he failed out of school. After performing many odd jobs Paine managed to find a job as an excise officer in England. However, he was not comfortable with the working conditions there and for increasing the salary of excise officers he published ‘The Case of the Officers of Excise’. Paine met Benjamin Franklin in London who helped him to shift to Philadelphia. It was his days in Philadelphia that introduced him to the literary world and very soon became active in journalism. In 1776, his famous work ‘Common Sense’ was published which was a strong deterrent of American Independence from England. Paine also served in the Continental Army but as a soldier he couldn’t deliver his duties. The commitment that he had to the army encouraged him to produce ‘The American Crisis’, the work that later proved to be an asset for the continental army. Apart from working for the Revolutionary cause he travelled to Europe and started new ventures like smokeless candles and iron bridges. His work ‘The Rights of Man’ mainly criticized the French revolution; it was this book that labeled him as an anti-monarchist and was forced to leave England.

In 1793, for participating in the conspiracy to remove Louis XVI Paine was imprisoned in France. The days in jail changed his religious views and wrote his all-time famous book ‘The Age of Reason’ which contained anti church contents. It was the efforts of James Monroe that he was released from the jail just before his execution. One among the founding fathers of America Thomas Jefferson, invited him to America. By the time Paine reached there, he realized that all his efforts to revolutionize America have gone in vain due to his religious views that he expressed in the book ‘The Age of Reason’. During the last days of his life, Paine was isolated by his friends and relatives because they couldn’t accept the kind of thoughts that he carried. At the age of 72 he passed away in New York City on June 8, 1809.

QUOTES OF THOMAS PAINE

Literature

Man is not the enemy of man, but through the medium of a false system of Government. Instead, therefore, of exclaiming against the ambition of kings, the exclamation should be directed against the principle of such governments; and instead of seeking to reform the individual, the wisdom of a nation should apply itself to reform the system.

The fate of Charles I have only made kings more subtle, not more just.

Those who knew Benjamin Franklin will recollect that his mind was forever young, his temper ever serene; science, that never grows gray, was always his mistress. He was never without an object, for when we cease to have an object, we become like an invalid in a hospital waiting for death.

It is, I believe, impossible to find in any story upon record so many and such glaring absurdities, contradictions, and falsehoods, as are in the books The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. They are more numerous and striking than I had any expectation of finding, when I began this examination.

The more men have to lose, the less willing are they to venture.

"The evil that has resulted from the error of the schools, in teaching natural philosophy as an accomplishment only, has been that of generating in the pupils a species of