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.
2014-10-20T13:55:53-04:00. Thomas Paine's essay Common Sense was significant to American Independence because his essay outlined the reasons why revolution was necessary in plain language for the average American to get behind. The mass publication and distribution of Common Sense led to increased support for revolution and separation from Great Britain.