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<p>190.236.236.145: The ending of the DLC did not end in Thomas Paine&#039;s rescue, but in him reamining imprisoned and Arno recovering his manuscripts. I ammended that.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Era|AC3|ACU}}<br /> {{WP-REAL}}<br /> {{Spoilerhd}}<br /> {{Quote|I don't have any record of [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] actually meeting Paine, but I thought you'd like to know about him as his words played such a crucial role in the revolution.|[[Shaun Hastings]] concluding his [[database]] entry on Paine for [[Desmond Miles]], 2012.}}<br /> '''Thomas Paine''' (9 February 1737 – 8 June 1809) was an [[United Kingdom|English]] political activist, philosopher, author, and political theorist who participated in both the [[American Revolution]] and the [[French Revolution]].<br /> <br /> His 1776 book ''[[Common Sense]]'' argued against British rule of the [[United States|American colonies]] in terms uneducated [[civilians]] could understand, swelling support for the [[Continental Congress]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].&lt;ref&gt;''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - [[Database/People (AC3):Thomas Paine|Thomas Paine]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Paine moved to [[France]] in 1790 after its revolution broke out. He was arrested and imprisoned in 1793. An attempt of rescue was made by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Unity&quot;&gt;''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''&lt;/ref&gt;, but Paine stated that he wanted to remain imprisoned as a matter of principle, probably refering to the political repercusions of such rescue.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> {{ACU}}<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Paine, Thomas}}<br /> [[Category:1737 births]]<br /> [[Category:1809 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:Individuals]]<br /> [[Category:Englishmen]]<br /> [[Category:Authors]]<br /> [[Category:Philosophers]]<br /> [[Category:Patriots]]</div>

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