Oath Keepers was founded in March 2009 by Stewart Rhodes. Rhodes is a Yale Law School graduate, a former US Army paratrooper, and a former staffer of Republican Congressman Ron Paul.
Introduction. England-born political philosopher and writer Thomas Paine (1737-1809) helped shape many of the ideas that marked the Age of Revolution. Published in 1776, his highly popular âCommon Senseâ was the first pamphlet to advocate American independence.
When writing Common Sense, Paine wanted to show the common man why the United States should be independent of England. He also wanted to show these people that they had the resources needed to build a navy.