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He helped write the Deceleration of Independence.He also thought that America should be independent from England. He wanted the new government to be a democratic republic. Thomas thought that he should have religious freedom. Lastly he wrote the preamble to free slaves.

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He was a political philosopher and writer. He also supported revolutionary causes in America and Europe.

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Thomas Paine is most famous for his pamphlets that he wrote a long time ago. The names of the pamphlets were, Common Sense and The American Crisis. Both of the pamphlets helped inspire many people. Common Sense was a strong defense of America independence from England.

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Thomas Paine attended elementary school but failed out of it when he was 12 years old. His career was journalism. He published two pamphlet's which is like a book or article.

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Thomas Paine was born on January 29, 1737 in Norfolk England. He lived in France for most of the 1790's.