Thomas Paine, by Grace

"...Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..." 

Thomas Paine was born in England. He was married twice but both marriages did not turn out. His first wife died. The second he had issues with.

One day, by happenstance, he met Benjamin Franklin in London. Franklin helped him emigrate to the colonies. He was very good writer; he joined the Americans in their cry for freedom, and he encouraged them with good writings like Common Sense. His pamphlet Common Sense was first published January 10 of 1776. by April there were 120,000 copies made. He argued for two points; independence form England, and the creation of a democratic republic. This pamphlet bound the fighters for freedom more tightly. It was a great defense for the Americans independence form England.

Here are some famous words from Common Sense;

"These are times that try men's souls. The summer solider and sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; But he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph!'