Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern NationsA fresh new look at the Enlightenment intellectual who became the most controversial of America's founding fathers Despite his being a founder of both the United States and the French Republic, the creator of the phrase "United States of America," and the author of Common Sense, Thomas Paine is the least well known of America's founding fathers. This edifying biography by Craig Nelson traces Paine's path from his years as a London mechanic, through his emergence as the voice of revolutionary fervor on two continents, to his final days in the throes of dementia. By acquainting us as never before with this complex and combative genius, Nelson rescues a giant from obscurity-and gives us a fascinating work of history. |
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... cause to force Whitehall to reconsider , Cobbett decided to exhibit the bones for an entry fee of one tuppence to raise money for his " fund for re- form , " and to fashion Paine's hair around metal rings to wear in his honor . Nothing ...
... cause to force Whitehall to reconsider , Cobbett decided to exhibit the bones for an entry fee of one tuppence to raise money for his " fund for re- form , " and to fashion Paine's hair around metal rings to wear in his honor . Nothing ...
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... caused immaturity . Im- maturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guid- ance of another . . . . Sapere Aude ! [ " dare to know , " citing Roman poet Horace ] Have the courage to use your own intelligence ! is ...
... caused immaturity . Im- maturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guid- ance of another . . . . Sapere Aude ! [ " dare to know , " citing Roman poet Horace ] Have the courage to use your own intelligence ! is ...
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... cause and ob- stinacy in a bad one . He was tenacious of his opinions , which were bold , acute , and independent , and which he maintained with ardour , elegance , and argument . Pain would find in Lewes something of the life he missed ...
... cause and ob- stinacy in a bad one . He was tenacious of his opinions , which were bold , acute , and independent , and which he maintained with ardour , elegance , and argument . Pain would find in Lewes something of the life he missed ...
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... cause for it , but I will name it to no one . " Perhaps the Ollive nuptials were considered a business proposition by everyone concerned ; it was not so un- usual in that time ( nor is it in ours ) . The parish record of their union ...
... cause for it , but I will name it to no one . " Perhaps the Ollive nuptials were considered a business proposition by everyone concerned ; it was not so un- usual in that time ( nor is it in ours ) . The parish record of their union ...
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Contents
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12 | |
Pragmatic Utopians | 51 |
Hell Is Not Easily Conquered | 101 |
The Silas Deane Affair | 126 |
The Missionary Bereft of His Mission | 146 |
Droits de lHomme ou Droits du Seigneur? | 181 |
The Sovereigns Among Us | 235 |
The Religion of Science | 260 |
The Perfidious Mr Morris | 273 |
Utopian Dissolves | 305 |
Provenance | 326 |
Notes | 341 |
Sources | 365 |
Index | 377 |
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