"These are the times that try men's souls" a quote which was taken from his book The Crisis not only describes his life but also the beginnings of the American Revolution. A man who lived off gratitude and the simple niceness of people around him as most of his life he believed he was a failure when in fact he helped inspire a nation. He had a vision for society: he was a man who …showed first 75 words of 937 total…

…showed last 75 words of 937 total…has lived long, did some good and much harm" which with time proved to be false. BIBLIOGRAPHY http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/thomas_paine/index.shtml http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/thomas_paine/age_of_reason/index.shtml http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/thomas_paine/letter_to_a_dean.html http://www.positiveatheism.org/tochpain.htm http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/painedsn.htm http://www.ushistory.org/paine/ http://www.libertystory.net