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Common Sense (Dover Thrift Editions)

by: Thomas Paine

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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780486296029
ISBN: 0486296024
Item Dimensions: 1982413518
Label: Dover Publications
Languages: EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 64
Publication Date: April 22, 1997
Publisher: Dover Publications
Studio: Dover Publications

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Enormously popular and widely read pamphlet, first published in January of 1776, clearly and persuasively argues for American separation from Great Britain and paves the way for the Declaration of Independence. This highly influential landmark document attacks the monarchy, cites the evils of government and combines idealism with practical economic concerns.

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"These are the times that try men's souls," begins Thomas Paine's first Crisis paper, the impassioned pamphlet that helped ignite the American Revolution. Published in Philadelphia in January of 1776, Common Sense sold 150,000 copies almost immediately. A powerful piece of propaganda, it attacked the idea of a hereditary monarchy, dismissed the chance for reconciliation with England, and outlined the economic benefits of independence while espousing equality of rights among citizens. Paine fanned a flame that was already burning, but many historians argue that his work unified dissenting voices and persuaded patriots that the American Revolution was not only necessary, but an epochal step in world history.

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