While John Adams called for a declaration of independence in the Continental Congress, a down-on-his-luck Englishman named Thomas Paine sounded ... But the war would be long — John Adams ...

Paine spoke out against injustice wherever he saw it. In his day people could be hanged for stealing a packet of tea.Thomas Paine is one of Norfolk's most famous and internationally influential sons.

Key writings, including "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine and the "Declaration of ... Keywords American identity, Revolutionary War, literature, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Common Sense ...