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Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, on the following Interesting Subjects, viz.: I. I. Of the Origin and Design of Government in General; with Concise Remarks on the English Constitution.
Jul 4, 1994 · The Project Gutenberg eBook of Common Sense, by Thomas Paine. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
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Summary. Paine’s pamphlet is a polemical work, so he is not setting out to offer a balanced and even-handed appraisal of the facts. Instead, he views his role as that of rabble-rouser, stoking the fires of revolution in the heart of every American living under British rule in the Thirteen Colonies. Common Sense is divided into four parts.
In Common Sense, Thomas Paine argues for American independence. His argument begins with more general, theoretical reflections about government and religion, then progresses onto the specifics of the colonial situation. Paine begins by distinguishing between government and society.
The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. Introduction to the Third Edition. Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, with Concise Remarks on the English Constitution. Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession.
Nov 9, 2009 · “Common Sense” is credited as playing a crucial role in convincing colonists to take up arms against England. In it, Paine argues that representational government is superior to a monarchy or...
