Yes, Booker T. Washington had kids, 3 kids to be exact.
Enlightenment is actually one of the factors that the Declaration of Independence was modeled after. The Declaration of Independence is what started the revolution. The Brittians heard of the declaration, and didn't want Americans to be independent on their own land.
I would love to help you but what quotation is it? Heres some information on Thomas Paine, Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Written in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.
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