PRINTER'S NO. 3536
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
927
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY HARPER, HENNESSEY, JAMES, HILL-EVANS, NEILSON,
READSHAW, VITALI, DiGIROLAMO, GREINER, PICKETT, FREEMAN,
LONGIETTI, MALONEY, YOUNGBLOOD, QUIGLEY, STAATS, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, SAYLOR, M. QUINN, MARSICO, MILLARD, WARD, HEFFLEY,
MARSHALL, DRISCOLL AND CALTAGIRONE, MAY 18, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 18, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating June 8, 2018, as the first annual "Thomas Paine Day"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Thomas Paine, a founding father and leader of the
American Revolution, peer of George Washington, James Madison,
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, was one of the most
brilliant political philosophers of his time; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Paine published a pamphlet entitled "Common
Sense," setting forth his argument in favor of American
independence and supported the American Revolution through
personal service, his fortune and his drafting of "The American
Crisis"; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Paine was an early proponent of universal and
equal education for male and female children, equality for
women, religious freedom and he suggested an alliance of neutral
countries in conflicts between nations; and
WHEREAS, His life and work continue to inspire individuals
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