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Paine remained in France until 1802 when he returned to America on an invitation from [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Paine discovered that his contributions to the American Revolution had been all but eradicated due to his religious views. Derided by the public and abandoned by his friends, he died on June 8, 1809 at the age of 72 in New York City. <ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/paine/ Thomas Paine.] </ref>

Paine remained in France until 1802 when he returned to America on an invitation from [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Paine discovered that his contributions to the American Revolution had been all but eradicated due to his religious views. Derided by the public and abandoned by his friends, he died on June 8, 1809 at the age of 72 in New York City.<ref>[http://www.ushistory.org/paine/ Thomas Paine.]</ref>

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*"To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not." (1792)<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=a5YIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA7-PA12&dq=paine+%22any+people+are+not+fit+for+freedom%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1923&num=30&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES  ''Rights of Man'' online]</ref>

*"To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not." (1792)<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=a5YIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA7-PA12&dq=paine+%22any+people+are+not+fit+for+freedom%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1923&num=30&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES  ''Rights of Man'' online]</ref>

* "Those words, “temperate and moderate,” are words either of political cowardice, or of cunning, or seduction.  A thing, moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper, is always a virtue; but moderation in principle, is a species of vice."<ref> Paine, "Letter to the addressers on the late proclamation against seditious writings." in ''The Writings of Thomas Paine,'' ed. Moncure D. Conway, vol. 3, pp. 94–95 </ref>(1895).  

* "Those words, “temperate and moderate,” are words either of political cowardice, or of cunning, or seduction.  A thing, moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper, is always a virtue; but moderation in principle, is a species of vice."<ref>Paine, "Letter to the addressers on the late proclamation against seditious writings." in ''The Writings of Thomas Paine,'' ed. Moncure D. Conway, vol. 3, pp. 94–95</ref>(1895).  

* "The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce a man to slavery, for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another, and he that has not a vote in the election of representatives is in this case." (1795)<ref> Paine,  "Dissertation on First Principles of Government," in ''The Writings of Thomas Paine,'' ed. Moncure D. Conway, vol. 3, p. 267 (1895). </ref>

* "The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce a man to slavery, for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another, and he that has not a vote in the election of representatives is in this case." (1795)<ref>Paine,  "Dissertation on First Principles of Government," in ''The Writings of Thomas Paine,'' ed. Moncure D. Conway, vol. 3, p. 267 (1895).</ref>

* “I bring reason to your ears, and, in language as plain as ABC, hold up truth to your eyes.” December 23, 1776

* “I bring reason to your ears, and, in language as plain as ABC, hold up truth to your eyes.” December 23, 1776

* [https://librivox.org/author/2273 Works by Thomas Paine - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]]

* [https://librivox.org/author/2273 Works by Thomas Paine - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]]

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