Thomas Paine

A detailed Summary of Thomas Paine

Andrew Doody wrote in his discussion that " I really don't know much about him (Thomas Paine) from history class". Neither do I. It is very important that people are educated about Thomas Paine as he played an important role in the gaining of independence from Britian and the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. It is my aim in this paper to discuss Paine's life, and the writing of Common Sense in order to prove that Paine was just as important a figure as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, John Jay and all the rest of our founding fathers.

Thomas Paine was born on January 29, 1737. This time period is now known as the revolutionary period, which according to Dr. Reagan began circa 1750. Also stated by Dr. Reagan is that this time period is distinguished by practicality and reasoning and it can be easily stated that Thomas Paine possessed both. Susan Dooner's description of Paine's life illustrates his practicality and reasoning. "He went to school for a few years but stopped to help out his family". Aside from seeming like a compassionate, caring act this is no doubt a practical act. Stated in Ms. Dooner's discussion, as well as in countless others, is that after holding, and losing the positio

th practical and reasonable, took Franklin up on his offer and landed at Philadelphia on November 30, 1773.

n each state getting at least one representative and no more than one per thirty thousand. The senate would be based on equal representation with each state getting two representatives. The present system is easily comparable to the one suggested by Paine. As for who shall be the king of America Paine has an answer for that "in America the law is King". The National Supremacy Clause of the constitution states that Constitution is supreme law of the land.

In conclusion it is also important that the political science world respect and acknowledge Thomas Paine's invaluable contributions to the Independence of our great nation. Since I decided t do a paper on Common Sense, which has fascinated me since I first read it in twelfth, I wondered what would have happened if it had never been written. Would the revolutionary attitude have reached a high enough point to cause the revolution? Would the Declaration of Independence have been written? The Constitution? These questions can never be answered. I am thankful for that. I am also thankful that Thomas Paine was born when he was and did what he did. The book starts it's synopsis of this paragraph. I would like to end with it. "Thomas Paine with his natural gift for pamphleteering and rebellion, was appropriately born into the age of revolution. 'My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.' He once declared; and he served the rebels of three countries."

In Common Sense Paine calls for the drafting and states the necessity of a De

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