Tom Paine's 'Agrarian Justice' (1797) continues to inspire progressive politicians today as a source of two contemporary policies, Land Value Taxation and Universal (Basic) Income (Citizen's Income).

The document denounced British rule and, through its immense popularity, contributed to stimulating the American Revolution. The second edition was published soon thereafter.

Perhaps the most controversial of Paine's works, this book is an important part of the foundation upon which secular thought developed in the West. Paine travelled to America in 1774 at the suggestion of Benjamin Franklin.

Rights of Man posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people.

A sensible and likable man, Paine's writing should engage any American for its historical sense, any lover or researcher interested in human rights and the hope of removing human misery, and any person interested in reading the entertaining ...

Thomas Paine published Common Sense in 1776, a time when America was a hotbed of revolution.