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Dedicated January 14, 2008
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Home of the Col. Richard Gimbel Collection of Thomas Paine Papers An important 18th century radical republican theorist and political writer, Thomas Paine was a leading figure in the American Revolution. Despite his humble beginnings and lack of formal education, his reasoned and persuasive writings not only influenced nascent American republican ideology, but profoundly affected the perception of government in England and France as well. His three most influential works are Common Sense (1776), The Rights of Man (1791-1792), and The Age of Reason (1794, 1795, 1807).
Resources:
Colonel Richard Gimbel Collection of Thomas Paine Papers
Thomas Paine Literary Landmark Dedication (American Libraries Magazine)