Thomas Paine and James Otis were both Revolutionary Pamphleteers. Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher, and revolutionary who wrote the influential pamphlet 'Common Sense' in 1776. He was a key figure in the American Revolution and helped to inspire the Declaration of Independence. James Otis was an American lawyer, politician, and pamphleteer who wrote the influential pamphlet 'The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved' in 1764. He was a key figure in the American Revolution and helped to inspire the Boston Tea Party.