Thomas Paine
Founding Father of the United States
Thomas Paine was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. Wikipedia
Born: February 9, 1737, Thetford, United Kingdom
Died: June 8, 1809, Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, United States
Influenced: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, MORE
Spouse: Elizabeth Ollive (m. 1771–1774), Mary Lambert (m. 1759–1760)
Quotes
These are the times that try men’s souls.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
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