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Rent Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine
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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet Classics
Published: Jul 2003
Genre: Philosophy - Political
Retail Price: $6.95
Pages: 416
Synopsis
Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.