Thomas Paine’s Political Influence on Me
By Barbara Crane My interest in Thomas Paine began when I moved to New Rochelle in 2016 after retirement from […]
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Beacon January 2024
Say Thomas Paine, Not ‘Tom’
Paine in life never used “Tom” as his name, neither did friends and acquaintances. His signature was “T Paine.” Public use of “Tom” started in the slanderous 1790s disinformation campaign of the British government. American political enemies picked it up, chiefly the Federalists and the churches.
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