Paine was a Jacobin. A real dirtbag. When Morris was trying to free Americans in France, Paine was over there working a deal with the revolutionary mob to steal Spanish property.
Alinsky used Paine because his target audience knows exactly how debased and evil Paine was.
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thanks!