"The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is Reason."
The Age of Reason (1794)
Thomas Paine died #OTD in 1809.
He had a great influence on the thoughts and ideas which led to the American Revolution and the United States Declaration of Independence. He wrote three of the most influential and controversial works of the 18th Century: Common Sense, Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason.
Books by Thomas Paine at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/91