George Spater explains that "the revulsion felt for Paine's Age of Reason and for other anti-religious thought was so great that a major counter-revolution had been set underway in America before the end of the eighteenth century."
George Spater menjelaskan bahwa "rasa muak yang dirasakan karena Age of Reason karya Paine dan pemikiran anti-religius lainnya begitu besar sehingga revolusi balasan besar berlangsung di Amerika sebelum akhir abad kedelapanbelas."