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The liberal Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense (published in 1776) and sharpened the feelings of many colonists challenging the British government’s lock on the burgeoning colonies, the about-to-be United States of America. The Wall Street Journal summarizes the independent minded Paine and the accompanying exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery (8th and F Streets NW) where you can view original copies of Common Sense [Google Book], The Rights of Man [Google Book] and The Age of Reason [Google Book] on display, see portraits and learn the truth about this sparky man. It just goes to show that you don’t need YouTube and Twitter to inspire a nation (although it does make it easier).
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I need to get to that exhibit.