What Thomas Paine thinks about politics

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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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2 dated positions, c. 1791, in their own words. Our reading of what Thomas Paine has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 1791

   Our readingSome way other than war should be found to settle disputes between neighbouring nations

   Their wordsI had seen enough of the miseries of war, to wish it might never more have existence in the world, and that some other mode might be found out to settle the differences that should occasionally arise in the neighbourhood of nations.

   ↗Rights of Man (1791-1792)gutenberg.org All 22 from this book

3. c. 1791

   Our readingToleration, like intolerance, is a form of despotism

   Their wordsToleration is not the opposite of Intolerance, but is the counterfeit of it. Both are despotisms.

   ↗Rights of Man (1791-1792)gutenberg.org All 22 from this book