Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern NationsPenguin, 04.09.2007 - 432 Seiten A fresh new look at the Enlightenment intellectual who became the most controversial of America's founding fathers Despite his being a founder of both the United States and the French Republic, the creator of the phrase "United States of America," and the author of Common Sense, Thomas Paine is the least well known of America's founding fathers. This edifying biography by Craig Nelson traces Paine's path from his years as a London mechanic, through his emergence as the voice of revolutionary fervor on two continents, to his final days in the throes of dementia. By acquainting us as never before with this complex and combative genius, Nelson rescues a giant from obscurity-and gives us a fascinating work of history. |
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... thought Paine " the equal of Washington in making American liberty possible ; where Washington performed , Paine de- vised and wrote , " while among his detractors was Teddy Roosevelt , who pronounced him nothing but " a dirty little ...
... thought Paine " the equal of Washington in making American liberty possible ; where Washington performed , Paine de- vised and wrote , " while among his detractors was Teddy Roosevelt , who pronounced him nothing but " a dirty little ...
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... thought to myself that it was making God Almighty act like a pas- sionate man , that killed his son , when he could ... thoughts that had any- thing in it of childish levity ; it was to me a serious reflection , arising from the idea I ...
... thought to myself that it was making God Almighty act like a pas- sionate man , that killed his son , when he could ... thoughts that had any- thing in it of childish levity ; it was to me a serious reflection , arising from the idea I ...
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... thought in world history . Thomas Pain would spend only a few years in London , but they would make of him a central figure in the cre- ation of the modern world . When this twenty - year - old returned to that city of 650,000 souls in ...
... thought in world history . Thomas Pain would spend only a few years in London , but they would make of him a central figure in the cre- ation of the modern world . When this twenty - year - old returned to that city of 650,000 souls in ...
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... thought and thereby it treats man , who is now more than a machine , according to his dignity . Kant was able to have a worldwide bestseller with this essay through a singular Renaissance invention , the printing press . The eighteenth ...
... thought and thereby it treats man , who is now more than a machine , according to his dignity . Kant was able to have a worldwide bestseller with this essay through a singular Renaissance invention , the printing press . The eighteenth ...
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... would be read during its greatest years by a quarter of the population of London , and its complete bound edition would ever afterward be thought an essential element of every educated Englishman's library . Considered 309 THOMAS PAINE.
... would be read during its greatest years by a quarter of the population of London , and its complete bound edition would ever afterward be thought an essential element of every educated Englishman's library . Considered 309 THOMAS PAINE.
Inhalt
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Pragmatic Utopians | 51 |
Hell Is Not Easily Conquered | 101 |
The Silas Deane Affair | 126 |
The Missionary Bereft of His Mission | 146 |
Droits de lHomme ou Droits du Seigneur? | 181 |
The Sovereigns Among Us | 235 |
The Religion of Science | 260 |
The Perfidious Mr Morris | 273 |
Utopian Dissolves | 305 |
Provenance | 326 |
Notes | 341 |
Sources | 365 |
Index | 377 |
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Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations Craig Nelson Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2007 |
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