Tom Paine was the first to suggest a revolution against England. The first part of his life was a failure. He could not manage to keep a job.

A few of his jobs were corset making. He tried his hand at going out to sea. After he became a tax collector. But after four years was fired because he was accused of stealing money. He wrote a letter and got his job back and then lost it again. He taught school. He kept losing jobs.