The impassioned democratic voice of the Age of Revolution, Paine possessed a gift for stating complex ideas in concise language. This accessible collection of highlights from the social and political philosopher's best-known works includes lengthy selections from Common Sense, The American Crisis, TheRights of Man, and The Age of Reason. Reprint of The Living Thoughts of Tom Paine, Longmans, Green and Co., New York, 1940.
The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine, Moncure Daniel Conway Based on years of study and reflection by the author, this 18th-century work, which was written from the deist point of view, questions Christian beliefs and the role of religion in society.
Rights of Man by Thomas Paine Highly influential statement of faith in democracy and egalitarianism helped pave the way for social security for workers, public employment for those in need of work, abolition of laws limiting wages, other reforms.
