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Common Sense

by Thomas Paine

History · Science · Letters

Open Library OL60358W

Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine collected moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. Common Sense was published anonymously at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation.

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Thomas Paine (1737–1809) is represented here by 3 public-domain titles, including Common Sense, Common Sense, and The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): The Rights of Man. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for Thomas Paine.

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