Throughout his life, Thomas Paine supported many of the ideas that shaped America and changed the world. His documents and pamphlets served to inform and convince citizens and leaders of his ideas. He was a revolutionary who supported the common sense rhetoric of the American Revolution. He inspired American soldiers with The American Crisis. He refuted the idea of ​​the perpetuation of monarchies in the area of ​​human rights and ultimately ended his career with The Age of Reason. Thomas Pain sent letters to Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and many others in an attempt to persuade the nation's leaders to follow his ideas. Thomas Pain spent his life writing about politics and political theory and had a tremendous impact on what would become American culture and way of life, as everything he wrote aimed to promote the ideas of freedom, d equality and individualism. Thomas Paine believed in certain freedoms. were innate and others were deserved. He believed in individual freedoms but not in the freedom of one man to control another. He had a certain sense of fair play, that people should occupy certain positions in society based on their achievements, and no man was able to rule without consent, restriction, or the possibility of being removed from office. . form a good Constitution; divide his powers well; that there be no privileges, no distinctions of birth, no monopolies; secure the freedom of industry and commerce, the equal distribution of inheritances, the publicity of the administration, the freedom of the press: these things all established, you will be assured of good laws, and you will not have to fear powerful men. Whether they like it or not, all citizens will be subject to the law. 1Thomas Paine made a or...... middle of paper ......Paine, Vol. III » The Writings of Thomas Paine, Vol. III. Gutenberg, February 7, 2010. Web. April 11, 2014.The third volume of his collected works is primarily a collection of letters to various people, such as Thomas Jefferson, and many other of his smaller writings.Paine, Thomas. “The Writings of Thomas Paine, Vol. IV » The Writings of Thomas Paine, Vol. IV. Gutenberg, February 7, 2010. Web. April 11, 2014. The fourth volume of his works includes “The Age of Reason,” a pamphlet that challenges institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the Bible. Bisheff, Maurice. “The Moral and Political Thought of Thomas Paine.” The Institute of World Culture. (2006). http://www.thomaspaine.us/article_bisheff01.html (accessed April 24, 2014). This is a short essay on Thomas Paine's thoughts on morality and politics. Focused on ideas of government, self-governance and the common good.