Els escrits de Thomas Paine, complets
- Idioma:
- anglès
- Completesa:
- Obra completa
- Autoria:
- Escrita per l'autor
- Estat del text:
- Amb errors d'escaneig (mesura automàtica sobre tot el text, no revisada a mà) · 1 passatge il·legible, exclòs de les respostes
- Extensió:
- ~420.000 paraules · 1.972 passatges
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- APAThomas Paine. (n.d.). The Writings of Thomas Paine, Complete [Els escrits de Thomas Paine, complets]. Digital reproduction: SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/ca/works/thomas-paine/the-writings-of-thomas-paine-complete
- MLAThomas Paine. The Writings of Thomas Paine, Complete [Els escrits de Thomas Paine, complets]. Digital reproduction, SigPhi, https://sigphiai.com/ca/works/thomas-paine/the-writings-of-thomas-paine-complete.
- ChicagoThomas Paine. The Writings of Thomas Paine, Complete [Els escrits de Thomas Paine, complets]. Digital reproduction, SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/ca/works/thomas-paine/the-writings-of-thomas-paine-complete.
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De què tracta
Tot Paine: Common Sense i The Crisis, escrits dins la Revolució americana; Rights of Man, la resposta a Burke; i The Age of Reason, l'atac deista a la religió revelada.
Context i història
Common Sense va sortir el gener del 1776 i va vendre desenes de milers d'exemplars en unes setmanes, en un país de dos milions i mig d'habitants: pocs pamflets han mogut tant en tan poc temps. The Age of Reason li va costar car —el van prendre per ateu, quan defensava un Déu sense esglésies— i va morir el 1809 sense gairebé ningú al seu enterrament.
Context editorial, no una font citable: a diferència dels passatges de l'obra, aquestes dades no es poden contrastar amb el corpus.
but the good of all, have staked their own all upon a seemingly doubtful event. Yet it is folly to argue against determined hardness; eloquence may strike the ear, and the language of sorrow draw forth the tear of compassion, but nothing can reach the heart that is steeled with prejudice. Quitting this class of men, I turn with the warm ardor of a friend to those who have nobly stood, and are yet determined to stand the matter out: I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state: up and help us; lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force than too little, when so great an object is at stake. Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it. Say not that thousands are gone, turn out your tens of thousands; throw not the burden of the day upon Providence, but "show your faith by your works," that God may bless you. It matters not where you live, or what rank of life you hold, the evil or the blessing will reach you all. The far and the near, the home counties and the back, the rich and the poor, will suffer or rejoice alike. The heart that feels not now is dead; the blood of his children will curse his cowardice, who shrinks back at a time when a little might have saved the whole, and made them happy. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. My own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light.…