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Quotations 11/25/2011 at 10:35 PM EST

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Quotation by Thomas Paine:

We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

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1737-1809 (Age at death: 72 approx.)

Thomas Paine (29 January 1737 â€“ 8 June 1809) was an English-American political writer, theorist, and activist who had a great influence on the thoughts and ideas which led to the American Revolution and the United States Declaration of Independence. He wrote three of the most influential and controversial works of the 18th Century: Common Sense, The Rights of Man and The Age of Reason.

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Country: United States

Type: Prose
Context: Unknown
Source: Common Sense
Uttered: 1776

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Clifford Johnson is a semi-academic naturalized Brit. He first entered the U.S. as a rah-rah Harkness Fellow. For theater, language, and also as a questionable ex-Brit, Johnson adopts a Tom Paine II persona. His activist credentials comprise serial (more...)

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