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Common Sense

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, 1998

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Published anonymously in 1776, the year of the American Declaration of Independence, Paine's Common Sense became an immediate bestseller, with 56 editions printed in that year alone. It was this pamphlet, more than any other factor, which helped to spark off the movement that established the independence of the United States. From his experience of revolutionary politics, Paine drew those principles of fundamental human rights which, he felt, must stand no matter what excesses are committed to obtain them, and which he later formulated in his Rights of Man.

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  • Offers a primary source of inspiration for many founders of the United States
  • Presents Paine’s view of fundamental human rights
  • Introduction
  • Of the Origin and Design of Government in General
  • Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession
  • Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs
  • Of the Present Ability of America
  • Conclusion

Top Highlights

“The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind. Many” (source)

“Of more worth is one honest man to society and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived” (source)

“The more men have to lose, the less willing are they to venture. The rich are in general slaves to fear, and submit to courtly power with the trembling duplicity of a Spaniel.” (source)

“But where, says some, is the King of America? I’ll tell you. Friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute of Britain.” (source)

“When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember, that virtue is not hereditary.” (source)

  • Title: Common Sense
  • Author: Thomas Paine
  • Publisher: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
  • Publication Date: 1998

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