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De l'origine de la Franc-maçonnerie. E-book. Formato EPUB Thomas Paine - Books On Demand, 2020 -
D'origine anglaise, Thomas Paine (1737-1809) fut un personnage étonnant. Émigré en Amérique, devenu Quaker, il soutint la Révolution française, reçut la nationalité française, siégea à la Convention où il refusa de voter la mort du roi, fut emprisonné sous la Terreur, échappa à la guillotine et finit par retourner en Amérique. Auteur de pamphlets à succès, Paine ne vit pas publier de son vivant ce petit ouvrage qui contient une remarquable révélation : les véritables origines de la Franc-Maçonnerie, autrement dit un secret qui n'était confié qu'à certains Maîtres. À partir de textes maçonniques et d'analyse des rituels, Thomas Paine met l'accent sur la tradition solaire de la Franc-Maçonnerie et ses modèles antiques que le lecteur est convié à découvrir.
The American Crisis. E-book. Formato EPUB Thomas Paine - Books On Demand, 2019 -
THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.
Common Sense. E-book. Formato EPUB Thomas Paine - Books On Demand, 2019 -
Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first a patron, the last a punisher.