Thomas paine was a leader to many through his writing, he helped people understand many unbelievable things. Paine had many failures in his childhood and adulthood, but he kept on going, his failures lead him to new thought and ideas to help people understand the real world. Paine was an fascinating man that never gave up, Paine was one of the few people that understood that people are equal to each other.
Thomas Paine was born on January 29, 1737 in a small town of thetford which is located 75 m north of london. Paine grew up overseeing an execution site, at a very young age he understood power of the wealth over the poor. At the age of seven Thomas attended his first education at Thetford Grammar school,at the age of 12 he soon failed out of school, and felt as if he let his father down.Paine soon went to sea at the age of 19, not wanting to fail his father, Paines adventure didn't last too long, but he found himself soon very interested in science. Paine had a hard childhood, he had many failures in his childhood life but he never gave up.
On the autumn of 1774 Thomas sailed to America with a new career as a tutor. When he arrived he realized how American colonies where aggressive, thriving, and rebellious. Wealth was more widely spread in america, he also noticed how america was way more democratic than England. He soon found himself at the middle of an american resistance movement, Thomas soon took a job in the Pennsylvania magazine, with his passion for writing he challenged the institution of slavery and supporting women’s rights. Thomas was one of the earliest writers to encourage equality for african american slaves. Thomas paine was soon well known for the book he wrote called Common Sense, which was published in 1776. The book Common Sense agitated the authority of the British government, Paine wrote this book for the ordinary american