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Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Common Sense

Thomas Paine1776

Philosophy
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The Thesis

“The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.”

— Thomas Paine

Contents

  1. 1COMMON SENSE;10 w
  2. 2INTRODUCTION.434 w
  3. 3OF THE ORIGIN AND DESIGN OF GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL, WITH CONCISE REMARKS ON THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION.2,178 w
  4. 4OF MONARCHY AND HEREDITARY SUCCESSION.3,488 w
  5. 5THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS.6,349 w
  6. 6OF THE PRESENT ABILITY OF AMERICA, WITH SOME MISCELLANEOUS REFLEXIONS.3,878 w
  7. 7APPENDIX.5,394 w
  8. 8On Common Sense148 w

Common Sense — Thomas Paine · first published 1776

Source edition: W. & T. Bradford, Philadelphia, 1776

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