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- Thomas Paine (9 February 1737 - 8 June 1809) was an English pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical, and intellectual, who spent much of his life and career in North America and in France. He was also a Founding Father of the United States.
- Thomas Paine, geboren als Thomas Pain, (* 1736jul./ greg. in Thetford, England, Königreich Großbritannien; † 8. Juni 1809 in New York, Vereinigte Staaten) war ein einflussreicher politischer Intellektueller und einer der Gründerväter der Vereinigten Staaten im Zeitalter der Aufklärung.
- Thomas Paine (1737-1809) could see that traditional Christianity makes no sense but he lived before Charles Darwin. Before Evolution and Natural selection were understood it was difficult to explain life without intelligent design. Therefore Paine became a deist rather than an atheist. Paine was a strong supporter of the rights of man, he opposed slavery and other types of oppression. Paine was important in developing democratic ideas worldwide.
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