Foreign thinker
Thomas Paine
Thomas PainePolitical philosophy and Enlightenment thoughtEnglish-American1737–1809
“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.”
Life and Thought
Thomas Paine was a writer, political philosopher, and a prominent figure of the Enlightenment whose writings in defense of natural rights, political liberty, and republican government had an important influence on the American Revolution and modern political thought. His famous works, such as *Common Sense* and *Rights of Man*, are considered influential texts in the history of democracy and the critique of hereditary rule.
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