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he was British in many ways. He was a man who authored several texts that altered the way people thought, and also stood to define the Age of Reason. He
was an intriguing and powerful thinker, to say the least. Yet, despite his contributions to American history, and history in general, he is rarely taught in higher education. The following
paper examines the life and contributions of Thomas Paine, arguing and illustrating why he should be included in higher education curriculum. Historical Significance In looking at the historical
significance of Thomas Paine we first look briefly at his life. "Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, England, in 1737, the son of a staymaker. He had little schooling and
worked at a number of jobs, including tax collector, a position he lost for agitating for an increase in excisemens pay" (Generation Terrorists, 2004). He was urged and persuaded to
move to the United States by Benjamin Franklin in 1774. "In 1776 he began his American Crisis series of thirteen pamphlets, and also published the incalculably influential Common Sense, which
established Paine not only as a truly revolutionary thinker, but as the American Revolutions fiercest political theorist. In 1787 Paine returned to Europe, where he became involved in revolutionary politics"
(Generation Terrorists, 2004). In England, however, he was looked upon with great distaste as he stood, perhaps, for all that the United States symbolized. "In England his books were
burned by the public hangman. Escaping to France, Paine took park in drafting the French constitution and voted against the kings execution" (Generation Terrorists, 2004). He was then put into
prison for a year where he was lucky to have escaped execution. "In 1802 he returned to America and lived in New York State, poor, ill, and largely despised for
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