Thomas Paine
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About
Political theorist who wrote the influential pamphlet Common Sense in 1776. He also wrote the Rights of Man in 1791 where he defended the French Revolution.
Before Fame
He worked with inventor John Fitch on steam engines.
Trivia
He wrote informative pamphlets that inspired the American public to question their legal system. He wrote The Age of Reason in 1793 in support of deism.
Family Life
He married Mary Lambert in 1759.
Associated With
He was portrayed by Harvey Keitel in the French-Italian film La Nuit de Varrenes from 1982.
