Common Sense
by Thomas Paine
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About This Book
Common Sense is the timeless classic that inspired the Thirteen Colonies to fight for and declare their independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. Written by famed political theorist Thomas Paine, this pamphlet boldly challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy to rule over the American colonists.By using plain language and a reasoned style, Paine chose to forego the philosophical and Latin references made popular by the Enlightenment era writers. As a result, Paine united average citizens and political leaders behind the central idea of independence a...
Chapters (9)
- THE WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE COLLECTED AND EDITED BY MONCURE DANIEL CONWAY VOLUME I. 1774 - 1779
- INTRODUCTION
- THE AUTHOR
- POSTSCRIPT TO PREFACE IN THE THIRD EDITION
- OF THE ORIGIN AND DESIGN OF GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL, WITH CONCISE REMARKS ON THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION
- OF MONARCHY AND HEREDITARY SUCCESSION
- THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS
- OF THE PRESENT ABILITY OF AMERICA, WITH SOME MISCELLANEOUS REFLEXIONS
- APPENDIX
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