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.
The technique was to use what Thomas Paine thought was common sense to persuade people into believing what he expected to be an obvious thing. The audience were both loyalists who were unsure in joining the American rebels and the rebels who were leaning towards the side of the loyalists. It was written in such a way that common people could interpret concepts and to promote the rebellion.