American Patriot Thomas Paine Wanted a Better Tomorrow

This remark by U.S. patriot Thomas Paine, arguably the greatest force in bringing about the American Revolution, is even more important today than when it was made 250 years ago.

That’s because “trouble” is far more terrifying now than it was in the 1770s.  Yes, there was the oppression of King George III, and the prospect that the rebellion might fail.  Here, however, we have a world population that is approximately 100 times what is was then, and it’s being forced to deal with the existential threats of runaway climate change and environmental collapse, nuclear war, and world fascism.

Good people everywhere join Paine in hoping for a better, safer future for our descendants, and in working to make that happen.