Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792) · the Rights of Man
- Authors
- Paine, Thomas
- Tags
- 1789-1799 -- causes , history , great britain -- politics and government -- 1760-1820 , burke , 1729-1797 , politics , religion , philosophy , edmund , classics , france -- history -- revolution
- Date
- 1794-01-27T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.22 MB
- Lang
- en
*The Age of Reason* represents the results of years of study and reflection by Thomas Paine on the place of religion in society.
Paine wrote: "Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst; every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks to pursue us into eternity."
The cool rationale of Paine's *The Age of Reason* influenced religious thinking throughout the world; and its pervasieve influence continues to the present day.