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A short summary of Thomas Paine's Common Sense. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Common Sense. ... 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...
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It simply made sense! In 1776 the written word was comparable to the Internet today in 2008. Suddenly people could read a document and pass it around - - - Thomas Paine wrote such a document, a small pamphlet that spoke succinctly and clear...
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Common Sense sold perhaps 150,000 copies in 1776, a tribute to both the persuasiveness of Paine's argument and the clarity and power of his literary style. Addressing a mass audience unfamiliar with legal precedents, classical learning, and complex rhetoric, Paine strove for simplicity.
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www.mindspring.com/~phila1/paine.htm
www.mindspring.com/~phila1/paine.htm
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There are only five statues, worldwide, dedicated to the life and historic significance of Paine: ... Thomas Paine Wikipedia Entry ... Common Sense online text...
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And as this frequent interchange will establish a common interest with every part of the community, they will mutually and naturally support each other, ... The two first, by being hereditary, are independent of the people; wherefore in a constitutional sense they contribute nothing towards the freedom of the state.
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www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/paine-common.html
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/paine-common.html
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Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. 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. ... As a long and violent abuse of power, ... In the following sheets,
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www.scribd.com/doc/11631629/Common-Sense-by-Thomas-Pain...
www.scribd.com/doc/11631629/Common-Sense-by-Thomas-Paine
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Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense in 1776 ... Common Sense was highly influential on the leaders of the Independence movement ... More Biographical Information Common Sense The Thomas Paine National Historic Association...
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712educators.about.com/cs/biographies/p/paine.htm
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Four or five united would be able to raise a tolerable dwelling in the midst of a wilderness, but one man might labour out the common period of life without accomplishing any thing; when he had felled his timber he could not remove it, nor erect it after it was removed; ... COMMON SENSE INDEX ... Common Sense by Thomas Paine...
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www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/sense2.htm
www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/sense2.htm
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Published anonymously by Thomas Paine in January of 1776, Common Sense was an instant best-seller, both in the colonies and in Europe. It went through several editions in Philadelphia, and was republished in all parts of United America. ... Thomas Paine's Common Sense page 1...
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www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/commonsens...
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