“Government even in its best state is but a necessay evil in its worst state an intoerable one.” (Brainy quotes 1). This means that the government is cruel in the choices they make and even more cruel in the choices they have to make. Thomas Paine was an important figure in american literature because of the many books he wrote that led to americas success. Thomas paine was born on january 29, 1737 in Thend Ford England. He was raised by his father, a quaker, and heis mother, a anglican. Thomas paine got little education but he did learn to read, write, and do arithmetic. At age 13 he began to work with his dad as a corset maker. Thomas later got a job as a excise officers. Around the year 1760 Thomas’ wife and child both died at childbirth.(Biography 1). Thomas Paine later wrote a 21 page article called “ the case of the officers of Excise”. Thomas met Benjamin Franklin who told him to move to america. Thomas arrived in philadelphia in November 30, 1774(A biograph of Thomas Paine 1). Thomas went on to write many more books like “African Slavery” and “common sense” , his most famous book. He wrote about the great choice the government had to make even if it meant war. Thomas’ writting later led to the path of writting the declaration of independence.(Biography.com 1)
In 1777 congress positioned Paine as secretay for the commitee for Forenign affairs. That same year Thomas accused a member of the continental congress of trying to make money for himself from the help of the french given to the u.s. Paine said he had learned this from secret documents as his position through Foregin affairs. About the same time Thomas Paine tried to hide secret negotiations with france, he said that they were not for publics eye’s…
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… what he loved. He wrote many books that had little influence on the world until half a century after his death people realized that he was right. He endured much pain, much hatred from people. He even went to prison for what he believed in. He spent almost a year in prison and almost got executed. He tried writting but was cut off from the outside world. No one really knew he was in there. When he got out it was no different, people still hated him. Thomas had few friends and when he stared drinking again they even stoped being friends with him. He went through all this hard work to be hated i guess thats just how things work.
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