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Parts of The Age of Reason were written in a French jail, where Paine was confined for his opposition to the execution of Louis XVI. Well articulated and eminently readable, The Age of Reason is a classic of free thought.. "Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst," declared Thomas Paine, adding, "every other species of tyranny is li

Title	:	The Age of Reason
Author	:	Thomas Paine
Rating	:	4.93 (681 Votes)
Asin	:	0486433935
Format Type	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	224Pages
Publish Date	:	2015-9-15
Language	:	English

Parts of The Age of Reason were written in a French jail, where Paine was confined for his opposition to the execution of Louis XVI. Well articulated and eminently readable, The Age of Reason is a classic of free thought.. "Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst," declared Thomas Paine, adding, "every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks to pursue us into eternity." Paine's years of study and reflection on the role of religion in society culminated with his final work, The Age of Reason. This coolly reasoned polemic influenced religious thinking throughout the world at the dawn of the nineteenth century, and its resonance remains undiminished by time.The selfsame humanist and egalitarian views that made Paine a popular figure of the American Revolution brought him into frequent conflict with political authorities. Its critical and objective examination of Old and New Testatments cites nemerous contradictions as evidence against literal

However, in 1793 Paine was imprisoned, and during this time he wrote the first part of The Age of Reason, an anti-church text which would go on to be his most famous work. After his release, Paine returned to America where he passed away in 1809. Upon returning to shore, he became a tax officer, and it was this job that inspired him to write The Case of the Officers of Excise in 1772. Paine then immigrated to Philadelphia, and in 1776 he published Common Sense, a defense of American independence from England. He was subsequently labeled as an outlaw, leading him to flee to France where he joined the National Convention.

. English-born Thomas Paine left behind hearth and home for adventures on the high seas at nineteen. After returning to Europe, Paine wrote his famous Rights of Man as a response to criticism of the French Revolution

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