Thomas Paine Essays

Thomas Paine was a man whom was a great political, philosopher. Love him or hate him, he managed to influence two of the greatest revolutions in history. This perhaps explains why John Adams in 1805 said ‘I know not whether any man in the world has had more influence on …

            The article, “Common Sense” was one of the most valuable sources of propaganda for the young American colonists and one of first bestsellers in the new world.  The pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine, a young man who made his way to the American colonies with the financial help …

Common Sense written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 was a pamphlet written that inspired the early colonists of the thirteen colonies to declare and fight for independence from the royal monarchy of Great Britain in the summer of 1776. Thomas Paine began writing Common Sense in late 1775 and was …