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Common sense - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Common sense (or, when used attributively as an adjective, commonsense , common-sense , or commonsensical ), based on a strict construction of the term, consists of what people in common would ...
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Common Sense (pamphlet) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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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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.
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