What Thomas Paine thinks about innovation
Pamphleteer and revolutionary (1737 to 1809), born in Norfolk, England; author of Common Sense, a central text behind the call for American independence, and Rights of Man.
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1 dated position, c. 1794, in their own words. Our reading of what Thomas Paine has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingNational churches appear to be human inventions to enslave people and monopolize power and profit
Their wordsAll national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.
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