Paine

American

[peyn] / peɪn /

noun

Albert Bigelow 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
Robert Treat 1731–1814, U.S. jurist and statesman.
Thomas, 1737–1809, U.S. patriot and writer on government and religion, born in England.

Paine British

/ peɪn /

noun

Thomas. 1737–1809, American political pamphleteer, born in England. His works include the pamphlets Common Sense (1776) and Crisis (1776–83), supporting the American colonists' fight for independence; The Rights of Man (1791–92), a justification of the French Revolution; and The Age of Reason (1794–96), a defence of deism

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It took the speeches and writings of prominent Americans, especially Thomas Paine, to convince Americans to revolt.

From The Wall Street Journal

His popular ghost, along with that of other well-known Americans like Thomas Paine and George Washington, regularly appeared at séances for years to come.

From Literature

Two hundred-and-fifty years ago, on Jan. 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published words that changed the course of history: “We have it in our power to begin the world over again.”

From Salon

“Everyone is really trying to unpiece the jigsaw and get some clarity as to what level of participation they’ll be able to have in it,” Paine said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Victoria Bond, 40, from Cornwall, was among those killed in the tourist hotspot of Torres del Paine National Park in Chile.

From BBC

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