Thomas Paine's popular contribution to the pamphlet wars regarding the Revolution Controversy, "Rights of Man," inevitably led to his arrest and conviction in France. During the trial, Paine was tried for treason, or seditious libel more specifically. Paine was not shy about giving his input when it came to other country's affairs, like the American Revolution for example. For a guy who was constantly writing about other country's ways of governance and affairs, he sure had a lot to say! However, as the article notes, it seemed that Paine had gave too much input and continued to speak his mind because he believed that he was helping people. His work was truly based in the interest of helping the middle class and poor by arguing for their rights and his intellectual civil disobedience was something he was willing to go to prison for (even though Monroe eventually bailed him out). While in prison, and following his release, Paine continued to write, leading to his last major work: "The Age of Reason."
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