Thomas Paine

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human pamphleteer political philosopher revolutionary writer

Thomas Paine was an influential political philosopher and writer whose revolutionary pamphlets, including "Common Sense" and "The American Crisis," helped inspire and justify the American Revolution.

Aliases (2)

Paine ×1
Thomas Paine (sympathizer and associated deputy) ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → pamphleteer → political philosopher → revolutionary → writer →
advocated	abolition of monarchy → natural rights → popular sovereignty → representative government → separation of church and state →
burialPlace	New Rochelle, New York, United States →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1737-02-09 →
dateOfDeath	1809-06-08 →
emigratedTo	British America →
familyName	Paine →
fullName	Thomas Paine →
genre	pamphlet → political philosophy →
givenName	Thomas →
ideology	deism → democracy → liberalism → republicanism →
influenced	American revolutionary leaders → democratic movements worldwide →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	Age of Enlightenment → American Revolution → French Revolution →
notableQuote	The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind. → These are the times that try men's souls. →
notableWork	Common Sense → Rights of Man → The Age of Reason → The American Crisis →
occupation	political activist → political philosopher → revolutionary → writer →
placeOfBirth	Thetford, Norfolk, England →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
supported	American independence from Great Britain → French Revolution →
wrote	Agrarian Justice → Common Sense → Rights of Man → The Age of Reason → The American Crisis →
yearOfEmigration	1774 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thomas Paine ("Paine") →	familyName
Thomas Paine →	fullName
Enlightenment philosophy →	hasNotableFigure
Richard Price →	influenced
Voltairine de Cleyre →	influencedBy
Girondins ("Thomas Paine (sympathizer and associated deputy)") →	member
American Enlightenment →	notableFigure