One book by this man claims rights are derived from nature, not government, and refutes the existence of "hereditary wisdom" of nobility.
One book by this man claims rights are derived from nature, not government, and refutes the existence of "hereditary wisdom" of nobility. That work caused this man to be tried in absentia for libel against the author of Reflections on the Revolution in France. This man argued that nothing but "blood and ashes" results from governments run by "crowned ruffians" in a work that outlines a replacement for the (*) Magna Carta. In that work this author of The Age of Reason asserted that no island can rule an entire continent and compares Britain to an evil mother for not allowing colonial independence. For 10 points, name this American political activist and writer who kickstarted the American Revolution with his pamphlet Common Sense.
One book by this man claims rights are derived from nature, not government, and refutes the existence of "hereditary wisdom" of nobility.
Thomas Paine [or Tom Paine]