Ideas Have Consequences: Enlightenment Leads to Freedom
“An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.” So said American statesman and author Thomas Paine. We celebrate two great revolutions, the American on July 4th and the French on July l4th, both of which Paine supported. Indeed, his writings were an impetus for both revolutions. Paine himself is a product of the Age of Enlightenment and each revolution is based on principles born out of that Age. The French supported…
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