Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War
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This image provided by the National Gallery of Art shows a painted portrait of American founding-father Thomas Paine by John Wesley Jarvis. (National Gallery of Art via AP)(National Gallery of Art via AP)A man orates selected readings from Thomas Paine's Common Sense during an event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the pamphlet's publication at the Fraunces Tavern Museum on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)A man orates selected readings from Thomas Paine's Common Sense during an event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the pamphlet's publication at the Fraunces Tavern Museum on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)People listen to an orator during an event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the publication of Thomas Paine's Common Sense at the Fraunces Tavern Museum on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)A man prepares to orates selected readings from Thomas Paine's Common Sense during an event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the pamphlet's publication at the Fraunces Tavern Museum on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
This image provided by the National Gallery of Art shows a painted portrait of American founding-father Thomas Paine by John Wesley Jarvis. (National Gallery of Art via AP)(National Gallery of Art via AP)