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This compilation of over 1,000 quotations on 450 topics draws exclusively from the genius of Tom Paine. Accompanied by an insightful and concise biography, this totally unique volume broadens and deepens our understanding and appreciation of this quintessential yet enigmatic revolutionary, whose vision of a humane and democratic society shaped a philosophy for his time that still speaks to us today.
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Organized by topic, this book presents 1,000 brief quotations on 450 topics, many drawn from Paine's books, The Rights of Man and The Age of Reason, among others. Most topics, such as bad causes, beliefs, and closing a letter have just one quote; some, such as method and mischief merit serveral. Editor Kaminski (Center for the Study of the American Constitution, U. of Wisconsin) provides a chronology along with a 33-page introduction summarizing the life of the well-known revolutionary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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