Thomas paine biography summary page

American philosopher and author (–)

For other people with the same name, see Thomas Paine (disambiguation).

Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain;^[1] February 9, [O.S.

January 29, ]^{[Note 1]} – June 8, ) was an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, inventor, and political philosopher.^[2][3] He authored Common Sense () and The American Crisis (–), two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and he helped to inspire the colonial erapatriots in to declare independence from Great Britain.^[4] His ideas reflected Enlightenment-era ideals of human rights.^[5]

Paine was born in Thetford, Norfolk, and immigrated to the British American colonies in with the help of Benjamin Franklin, arriving just in time to participate in the American Revolution.

Virtually every American Patriot read his page pamphlet Common Sense,^[6][7] which