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, East Sussex, England. 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.
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External links
- Headstrong club website
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Thomas Paine
- 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)
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- 1792 Rights of Man trial
- Wearmouth Bridge
- Thomas Paine Cottage
- Thomas Paine National Historical Association
- Thomas Paine Monument, New Rochelle, New York
- Institute of Thomas Paine Studies
- That Night in Varennes
- In Lambeth
- Liberty!
- A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine
- Headstrong Club