Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical figure
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Continental_Congress
gptkb:Society_of_Friends |
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:New_Rochelle,_New_York
gptkb:Thetford,_England |
| gptkbp:born |
January 29, 1737
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
Paine Memorial
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Advocacy for social justice
Advocacy for women's rights Pamphleteering Promotion of civil rights Advocacy for environmental protection Support for the abolition of slavery Support for public education Support for labor rights Advocacy for social welfare programs Critique of monarchy Advocacy for economic equality Promotion of individual liberties Promotion of free speech Promotion of internationalism Critique of organized religion Promotion of peace and diplomacy Promotion of reason and science Support for universal suffrage Support_for_the_French_Revolution Support_for_the_American_Revolution Advocacy_for_independence_from_Britain Promotion_of_republican_government |
| gptkbp:died |
June 8, 1809
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
My own mind is my own church.
These are the times that try men's souls. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot. The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thomas O. Paine
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| gptkbp:ideology |
liberalism
republicanism |
| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:John_Adams gptkb:Karl_Marx |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:French_Revolution |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
advocacy of independence
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on democratic thought
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| gptkbp:nationality |
American
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
The Age of Reason
Common Sense Rights of Man The American Crisis |
| gptkbp:occupation |
political activist
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| gptkbp:religion |
Deism
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Paine
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