![]() ![]() ![]() And maybe the whole anonymity thing was for the best, because it was the ideas in Paine's pamphlet that quickly caught fire and soon turned Common Sense into the best selling book-at that point-in American history.Ĭommon Sense tore through the original thirteen colonies with a very clear message: America needs to become independent from Britain. Thomas Paine first published Common Sense anonymously in 1776 because he didn't want to get tossed into jail for speaking out against British rule in America. It's, uh, a pretty major player on the global stage.īut in order to know America, in order to really understand the philosophy behind the founding of the country and how its government was set up to operate, you kind of have to read Common Sense. Whether you live in it or outside of it, whether you think it's the bee's knees or think that its domestic and foreign policy leave something to be desired, whether you get misty-eyed every time you hear the Star-Spangled Banner or think that maybe you've seen enough eagle-stars-stripes t-shirts for several lifetimes… you know America. ![]() You've probably heard of a little country called the United States of America. ![]()
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