Please take a moment to make your public comment in support of a long-overdue memorial to Founder Thomas Paine in Washington, D.C. Your endorsement will help preserve the full story of the founding of the United States and Paine’s rightful place in that history.
Make your public comment to the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission (NCMAC), which helps to advance memorials in Washington, D.C., now through Sept. 10 — and spread the word to other Paine aficionados.
Your support is a tangible way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Paine’s “Common Sense,” which fomented the revolutionary rebellion, and of “American Crisis,” which fortified patriot soldiers. Without Paine, a champion of democracy who actually named our country, the United States of America would not exist. Learn more about Paine here.
To briefly indicate your support of a Thomas Paine Memorial, you could share why you think Paine deserves lasting recognition. Or briefly explain what the memorial will mean to you, or include your favorite Paine quotation. It’s helpful to express your intention to visit the memorial or what you believe its educational impact will be on visitors. Even a sentence or two in support of the Paine memorial will make a meaningful difference!
Pictured: Sculptor Zenos Frudakis with a draft of the proposed Thomas Paine statue that would be part of a memorial in Washington, D.C.