The Writings of Thomas Paine -- Volume 4 (1794-1796): The Age of Reason (eBook Optimized)

Thomas Paine, an American immigrant from England, was known for his influence as a political and philosophical voice at the start of the American Revolution. Written in the late 18th century, this fourth volume of Paine’s “The Age of Reason” outlines Paine’s fascinating arguments about religion. Excerpt below:

“It has been my intention, for several years past, to publish my thoughts upon religion; I am well aware of the difficulties that attend the subject, and from that consideration, had reserved it to a more advanced period of life. I intended it to be the last offering I should make to my fellow-citizens of all nations, and that at a time when the purity of the motive that induced me to it could not admit of a question, even by those who might disapprove the work.” – Thomas Paine