“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: On January 10th, 1776 Thomas Paine published “the most popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary eraâ€, Common Sense. In this short pamphlet Paine outlined what would become the cornerstone and supreme argument for individual rights and...
by Michael Boldin “We have it in our power to begin the world over again†Tom Paine’s powerful words hold just as much meaning today as they did on January 10, 1776 when he first published Common Sense – what historians call “the most popular pamphlet of...
by George F. Smith, Mises.org When Thomas Paine’s ship pulled into Baltimore harbor on October 30, 1802, a large gathering of friends and admirers were waiting at dockside to welcome him back. Others stood by as well, some filled with loathing, merely to observe...
Editor’s Note: June 8, 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the death of a hero. Thomas Paine was actively involved in both the American and French Revolutions and is best known for his major works Common Sense, The Rights of Man and The Age of Reason. But,...
