Los escritos de Thomas Paine, completos
- Idioma:
- inglés
- Estado:
- Obra completa
- Autoría:
- Escrita por el autor
- Estado del texto:
- Con errores de escaneo (medición automática sobre todo el texto, no revisada a mano) · 1 pasaje ilegible, excluido de las respuestas
- Extensión:
- ~420.000 palabras · 1972 pasajes
Cita esta obra
- APAThomas Paine. (n.d.). The Writings of Thomas Paine, Complete [Los escritos de Thomas Paine, completos]. Digital reproduction: SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/es/works/thomas-paine/the-writings-of-thomas-paine-complete
- MLAThomas Paine. The Writings of Thomas Paine, Complete [Los escritos de Thomas Paine, completos]. Digital reproduction, SigPhi, https://sigphiai.com/es/works/thomas-paine/the-writings-of-thomas-paine-complete.
- ChicagoThomas Paine. The Writings of Thomas Paine, Complete [Los escritos de Thomas Paine, completos]. Digital reproduction, SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/es/works/thomas-paine/the-writings-of-thomas-paine-complete.
Referencia de la edición que reproduce SigPhi: SigPhi es su reproducción digital, no el editor. El año de la edición no consta en los metadatos (por eso «n.d.») y el traductor solo aparece cuando consta.
De qué trata
Todo Paine: Common Sense y The Crisis, escritos dentro de la Revolución americana; Rights of Man, la respuesta a Burke; y The Age of Reason, el ataque deísta a la religión revelada.
Contexto e historia
Common Sense apareció en enero de 1776 y vendió decenas de miles de ejemplares en unas semanas, en un país de dos millones y medio de habitantes: pocos panfletos han movido tanto en tan poco tiempo. The Age of Reason le costó caro —lo tomaron por ateo, cuando defendía un Dios sin iglesias— y murió en 1809 sin casi nadie en su entierro.
Contexto editorial, no una fuente citable: a diferencia de los pasajes de la obra, estos datos no se pueden comprobar contra 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.…