There are many humans responsible for this birth. Some well remembered, some forgotten, but no one more inspirational than Thomas Paine.
"Under God, the American people owe their liberty to Thomas Paine more than to any other man."
-----George Washington
"If Tom Paine has one thing to say to us, it's 'Make a fuss!'"
-----Mark Steel
"Without the pen of Paine the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain."
-----John Adams
"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace."
------Thomas Paine
"We have it in our power to begin the world again."
------Thomas Paine
"Under God, the American people owe their liberty to Thomas Paine more than to any other man."
-----George Washington
"If Tom Paine has one thing to say to us, it's 'Make a fuss!'"
-----Mark Steel
"Without the pen of Paine the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain."
-----John Adams
"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace."
------Thomas Paine
"We have it in our power to begin the world again."
------Thomas Paine