Thomas Paine
1) Common sense
Required reading for Every American
"Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher." ― Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Read the political pamphlet that sparked the American war for
...Three works by the political theorist and Founding Father whose impassioned arguments sparked a watershed moment in the progress of democracy.
Common Sense: Originally published anonymously in 1776, this landmark political pamphlet spread across the colonies like no document of its kind had ever done before. It was read aloud in town squares and affixed to tavern walls. Both a plainly stated case for separation from Great Britain
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There are three foundational documents that gave rise to The Republic of the United States of America. Tom Paine's Common Sense is one. The other two are The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Listen to the ideas that stirred women and men to become a new Republic on the road to freedom for all.
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There are three foundational documents that give rise to The Republic of the United States of America. Tom Paine's Common Sense is one. The other two are The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Listen to the ideas that stirred women and men to become a new Republic on the road to freedom for all.
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There are three foundational documents that give rise to The Republic of the United States of America. Tom Paine's Common Sense is one. The other two are The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Listen to the ideas that stirred women and men to become a new Republic on the road to freedom for all.
Delving into the past and drawing on the timeless words of Thomas Paine, Voltaire, Ayn Rand, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, this fascinating collection of political philosophy seeks to cover the scope of human thought, from morality and individualism to economics and egalitarianism.
These incredible writings have left a legacy in their wake,
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