answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense which helped people decide to fight in the American Revolution. So he was a good person for the Americans and a bad person for the British.

User Avatar

Wiki User

6y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Was Thomas Paine a good or bad person?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about American Government

What was Thomas Paines quote?

= Quotations by Author = Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)US patriot & political philosopher [more author details]Showing quotations 1 to 13 of 13 total - We have 1 book review related to Thomas Paine.; Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad. : Thomas Paine ; He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. : Thomas Paine ; Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness. : Thomas Paine ; Such is the irresistible nature of truth that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing. : Thomas Paine ; The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. : Thomas Paine ; The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. : Thomas Paine- More quotations on: [Mankind] ; To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. : Thomas Paine ; What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. : Thomas Paine ; When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. : Thomas Paine- More quotations on: [Planning] ; 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 always a vice. : Thomas Paine, "The Rights of Man", 1792 ; When my country, into which I had just set my foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir. It was time for every man to stir. : Thomas Paine, Common Sense - 22 Quotations in other collection Here is the link I found the information at http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Thomas_Paine/


Are Republicans bad people?

As a whole, no they're not. Neither are democrats. It all just depends on the person themselves.


How do you define bad?

Something that is not good


What can you deduce about the leadership of the person referred to as he in the declaration of independence?

is the bad mae


What is A time when the good and bad aspects of a bill are discussed?

concurrance

Related questions

What are two emotions that Thomas Paine appeals in his essay?

Thomas Paine appeals to patriotism in his speech.


Thomas Paine thought a monarchy was a bad form of government In a monarchy who makes all or most of the decisions?

In a monarchy there is only one person in charge. In this case it was the King of England.


Was Thomas Paine a loyalist or patriot?

he was a patriot


How did thomas Paine refer to King George III in his pamphlet?

A Tyrant because people thought of him as a Bad King


Is it good or bad to be named after a famous person in American History like Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson or Collis Huntington?

For popularity=bad for funniness=good


How did Thomas Paine's Common Sense change the thoughts and mindsets of colinist?

It made the colonists realize how bad there king really was.


What was Thomas Paines quote?

= Quotations by Author = Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)US patriot & political philosopher [more author details]Showing quotations 1 to 13 of 13 total - We have 1 book review related to Thomas Paine.; Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad. : Thomas Paine ; He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. : Thomas Paine ; Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness. : Thomas Paine ; Such is the irresistible nature of truth that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing. : Thomas Paine ; The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. : Thomas Paine ; The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. : Thomas Paine- More quotations on: [Mankind] ; To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. : Thomas Paine ; What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. : Thomas Paine ; When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. : Thomas Paine- More quotations on: [Planning] ; 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 always a vice. : Thomas Paine, "The Rights of Man", 1792 ; When my country, into which I had just set my foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir. It was time for every man to stir. : Thomas Paine, Common Sense - 22 Quotations in other collection Here is the link I found the information at http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Thomas_Paine/


What did Thomas Paine look like?

Well, that is hard to explain in a short way, but his parents had different religion,which must have been hard for himHis childhood was bad.


What was thomas Paine's childhood like?

Well, that is hard to explain in a short way, but his parents had different religion,which must have been hard for himHis childhood was bad.


What's Thomas Paine like?

Well, that is hard to explain in a short way, but his parents had different religion,which must have been hard for himHis childhood was bad.


Was Thomas Jefferson's first term good or bad?

yes it was good


Changes are good for person or not?

Changes are good for a person, unless the changes are not good changes... then, changes are bad for a person. If you support bad changes then you would be supporting bad change for a person.