As patriots readied for battle and loyalists clung to the British crown, Thomas Paine published “Common Sense,” a fiercely persuasive pamphlet that united Colonists to fight against monarchy ...
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The history of ‘common sense’ matters when caring for our common homeIn recent years, the idea of common sense has again catapulted to prominence in the conservative political landscape. From ...
a down-on-his-luck Englishman named Thomas Paine sounded the clarion call for revolution in January 1776 with his pamphlet Common Sense. So bold was its rhetoric that many delegates thought the ...
History could give us some guidance here. Thomas Paine, in his book “Common Sense,” persuaded his fellow citizens that the colonies should declare their independence from Britain. He argued ...
In recent years, the idea of “common sense” has again catapulted to prominence in the conservative political landscape. As a professor in climate and environmental humanities, I’m interested ...
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