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Filthy Little Atheist is an independent project that publishes the public-domain writings of Thomas Paine (1833–1899) together with biographical material, editorial essays, and reference content.
Paine's works
All of Paine's original writings reproduced on this site are in the public domain in the United States and most of the world. You may read, copy, quote, redistribute, adapt, or publish them without asking anyone's permission.
If you quote from them, I ask, but don't require, that you cite the original source (typically the Conway Edition, 1900–1902) rather than this website.
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