The reader should be made aware that I am biased for two reasons: one, anyone who tries to make capitalism and a representative democracy look good to me will fail, and two, literature written before the turn of the century has always been a tough pill to swallow. After thirteen years of reading and...
AcknowledgementsIntroductionNote on the TextsSelect BibliographyA Chronology of Thomas Paine--Common Sense--American Crisis I--American Crisis XIII--Letter to Jefferson--Rights of Man--Rights of Man Part the Second--Letter Addressed to the Addressers, on the Late Proclamation--Dissertation on the Fi...
This is a classic for a very good reason. Thomas Paine was the mouthpiece for our founding fathers, and for an excellent reason. He was especially gifted at succinct, well thought out arguments. This pamphlet is no exception.
It is one of the most effective pieces of propaganda in the history of the world, and it's quite likely that without it the United States would not have garnered enough popular support to effect independence from England. Because it was so successful despite containing bucketloads of false logic, ri...
I, of course, read Common Sense once upon a time in high school, but can't remember much about it other than the mystique that surrounds Paine's most famous work. I'm thinking about starting a new blog called "Education of a Political Journalist" in which I read and explore American political writin...
I really enjoyed reading this book. I see why now the pamphlet was called Common Sense. The content makes so much sense; however, I do not think that is the best or most important writing in this version. That designation rests with The Rights of Man. I definitely feel that was Paine was getting...
Hearing about Thomas Paine's Common Sense throughout the years, I always wondered how so small a book could help ignite the flames of independence and war. I get it now!I love how he kept expressing how the time was NOW to go for independence. Earlier or later would have proved fruitless.This was th...
I am reading the etext from Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/147/147-h/147-h.htmEvery American should read this pamphlet. Even though today's concerns are not whether monarchical government is worthy of the people, it's passion and arguments are inspiring.
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