Van Buren Denslow said of Paine: “If a set of opinions could be entitled to a place among political philosophers by reasons of millions having come to believe in and praise them, then Paine would stand, more than any other, as the founder of the American school of political philosophy.”
Thomas Paine and the Declaration of Independence Read Post »
Paine purposed to realize for every individual, as much as possible, the God-given natural rights and liberty of mankind. Such a goal for any nation, Paine believed, is best and most easily accomplished through the agency of a constitution that by its sequence of adoption and substantive content.
Thomas Paine’s View of Constitutions Read Post »
Jefferson turned a blind eye to slavery, rooted in fake subjective science, while Paine saw humanity as one whole: “The world is my country, my religion is to do good.” In this sense, Kindness in Paine’s writings is the end product of the Enlightenment, waiting for realization.
A Tale of Two Toms: Jefferson and Paine’s Radically Different Visions of America Read Post »
Hitchens was a man of many unresolved contradictions. How anyone could find Mrs Thatcher sexy is beyond me. And there are far better examples of the distillers’ art than Walker’s Black Label. But if his writing about Paine encourages people to read Paine’s works he will have earned his redemption.
Christopher Hitchens And Thomas Paine Read Post »
In point of elegance and beauty it far exceeded my expectations and is certainly beyond anything I ever saw. My model and myself had may visitors while I was at the works.
Some Of The Letters Paine Wrote To Jefferson During 1788–1789 Concerning The Iron Bridge Read Post »
THE tale of the recent discovery of the portrait of the celebrated propagandist, Thomas Paine, painted by the “Patriot-Artist,” Colonel Trumbull, for Thomas Jefferson—a picture which dropped out of sight over a century ago—is worth telling in some detail.
A Portrait Of Thomas Paine Read Post »
It should not be forgotten that 1776, the year the Illuminati was founded, was a year of revolution in America. While the charges of belonging to the Illuminati made against them by their opponents were unfounded, it cannot be denied that many of the American revolutionaries were active Freemasons.
The Illuminati: Secret Societies In 18th Century Radical Politics Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. New York Partition Street No 63 July 8th, 1808. Dear Sir On the 21st Jany I presented a Memorial to Congress and after waiting a considerable time and hearing nothing of it, I wrote to George Clinton Junior who presented the Memorial to Congress desiring some
To Thomas Jefferson July 8, 1808 Read Post »
Frome the original letter at the Library of Congress. NEW ROCHELLE, Dear Sir I have not seen nor heard anything respecting the subject I wrote to you upon and also to the vice-president after his arrival at Washington. His letter, however, is on a different subject, and which I introduce without meaning that the one
To Thomas Jefferson January 30, 1806 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. New Rochelle (N.Y) Sep 30 ’05 Dear Sir I write you this letter entirely on my own account, and I begin it without ceremony. In the year 84 or 5 a motion was made in the legislature of Virginia for making an acknowledgement to me for
To Thomas Jefferson September 30, 1805 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. New Rochelle (N.Y.) April 20 1805 Dear Sir I wrote you on 1st Janry from N Rochelle mentioning my intention of spending part of the Winter at Washington; but the severity of the Winter and the bad condition of the roads and rivers prevented me and
To Thomas Jefferson April 20, 1805 No. 2 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. No. 1 Dear Sir I will first give you an account of my own operations and then pass on to such other matters as may occur. I am settled down on my farm at New Rochelle 20 miles from N York. It is a pleasant and
To Thomas Jefferson April 20, 1805 No. 1 Read Post »
