Headstrong Club

18th-century debating society

The Headstrong Club was an 18th-century debating society operating out of an upstairs room at The White Hart in Lewes whose notable members included Thomas Paine[1][2] and Thomas 'Clio' Rickman.

Legacy

A modern iteration of the club, with the same and purpose, was launched in 1987,[3] on 30 January, the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Paine.

Sir Richard Jolly created The Headstrong Society at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York City in 1998. The purpose of the group was to bring experts from United Nations agencies together to discuss current events.

Notes

  1. ^ "BBC/OU Open2.net - Philosophy & Ethics - Paine - the expert view". www.open2.net. Archived from the original on 2006-07-21.
  2. ^ "The Roots of Thomas Paine's Radicalism | Strike-The-Root: A Journal of Liberty".
  3. ^ "The Generalist: TOM PAINE IN LEWES". 21 June 2005.

External links

  • Headstrong club website
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Thomas Paine
Writings
  • Common Sense (January 1776)
  • The American Crisis (December 1776)
  • Rights of Man (March 1791, February 1792)
  • The Age of Reason (1794, 1795, 1807)
  • Agrarian Justice (1797)
Life
  • 1792 Rights of Man trial
  • Wearmouth Bridge
  • Thomas Paine Cottage
Legacy
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