Thomas Paine was born on January 29, 1737 at Thetford, Norfolk, England. He was known as the Anglo-American political philosopher. He lived in a poor family where his father, a Quaker, was only a corsetiere and his mother, an Anglican, was an ordinary housewife with abnormal behavior and very moody. It is said that Thomas was close to his father more than his mother because you can notice in his writings some of the quotations were based on his father conviction. According to the Oldys, Thomas was never baptized because of the belief of his parents. Thomas went to school in "Grammar School," where the son of the rector sold his talent, Williamson, to a politician. Thomas was aware that he lived in a world of brutality and violence. He was a member of the Quaker club but he was not welcome because of discrimination in the club, even in churches he has been treated badly because of his belief. His club because of their belief deprived him to study Latin. According to the online source, http://www.american-buddha.com/paine.bio.a.htm?signup, regarding his childhood days:

"In Paine's boyhood [says Mr. Millington in a letter I have from him] the town (about 2,000 inhabitants) possessed a corporation with mayor, aldermen, sword-bearers, macemen, recorder. The corporation was a corrupt body, under the dominance of the Duke of Grafton, a prominent member of the Whig government. Both members of Parliament (Hon. C. Fitzroy, and Lord Augustus Fitzroy) were nominees of Gafton. The people had no interest and no power, and I do not think politics were of any account in Paine's childhood. The Lent Assizes for the Eastern Circuit were held here, and Paine would be familiar with the procedure and pomp of a court of justice. He would also be familiar with the sight of...

The Quakers were the only non-conformists in the town. There is a tradition that Wesley visited the town; if he did Paine would no doubt be among his hearers.
He would see the corrupting influence of the aristocracy, the pomp of law, the evils of the unreformed corporations; the ruins of great ecclesiastical establishments, much more perfect than now, would bring to his mind what a power the church had been. Being of a mechanical turn of mind no doubt he had often played about the paper-mill which was, and is, worked by water-power."

Paine was keen observer he knew what was happening to his environment. In fact, his life was miserable in Thetford and as a member in the Quaker club because of too much inconsistencies and power grabber of the people. At the age of thirteen, he was forced to stop his schooling to help his father in his small business.

Paine was inspired to write most of his books through the influence of his childhood where he made his town as a model of his writings, what was going on with the corruptions, power grabber, how the people were treated when they misbehave especially with women. Another thing that influenced him was the chaos during his time between the American Revolution and the French Revolution.

In terms of slavery, Paine through his "Common Sense" writings was one of the most influential in aborting slavery in the United States. He said that there were men who used people to trade-in as slaves to gain money. Slaves are also human beings that need to be treated equally, they may be poor but in justice and freedom they should all be the same. They are often sold like a goods that can be eaten, they we maltreated, in this Paine advised them to…