Ebook {Epub PDF} Common Sense and Other Writings by Thomas Paine

Common Sense and Other Writings. First Edition. by J. M. Opal (Editor, McGill University), Thomas Paine (Author) Thomas Paine often declared himself a citizen of the world. This Norton Critical Edition presents Paine and his writing within the transatlantic and global context of the revolutionary ideas and actions of his time. From Joyce Appleby’s Introduction to Common Sense and Other Writings Thomas Paine, one of America’s most illustrious immigrants, arrived in Philadelphia at the end of with high hopes, no money, and a letter of introduction from Benjamin Franklin/5(). Overall 4 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Common Sense and Other Writings by Thomas Paine. This collection of Paine's major works includes: African Slavery in America, Common Sense, The American Crisis Papers, Rights of Man, The Age of Reason, Agrarian Justice, and Letters to the Citizens of the United States of America/5.

In "Common Sense" Paine builds his philosophy from the ground up, explaining the differences between society and government and the uses of both. It is a wittily written and extremely educated piece that deserves its status as a classic. Mileage varies for the other pieces in the collection. "The A. Thomas Paine was persuading the colonists to fight back from the laws and taxes that made their lives a struggle and they fought and fought. Thomas Paine was an influential writer during the American Revolution, his pamphlet, "Common Sense" and his other writings had influenced many colonists. Thomas Paine was the first international revolutionary. His Common Sense () was the most widely read pamphlet of the American Revolution--and his Rights of Man (), the most famous defense of the French Revolution, sent out a clarion call for revolution throughout the world.

Common Sense is Thomas Paine's most well known and most quoted work. His words in the introduction to Common Sense remain as true today as they were in "The cause of America is, in a great measure, the cause of all mankind. From Joyce Appleby’s Introduction to Common Sense and Other Writings Thomas Paine, one of America’s most illustrious immigrants, arrived in Philadelphia at the end of with high hopes, no money, and a letter of introduction from Benjamin Franklin. Includes bibliographical references (p. []) Includes the complete texts of Common Sense; Rights of Man, Part the Second; The Age of Reason (part one); Four Letters on Interesting Subjects, published anonymously and just discovered to be Paine's work; and Letter to the Abbe Raynal, Paine's first examination of world events; as well as selections from The American Crises.