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America’s First ‘Viral’ Post Was Published on This Day in 1776, When Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Sparked a Revolution
Still, many colonists had not seriously considered separating from the mother country—until a history-making pamphlet was published in the City of Brotherly Love on January 10, 1776. Thomas Paine’s ...
Opinion: It’s time to relearn the lessons of Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’
The revolutionary rallying cry 'Common Sense' — challenging authoritarian rule, countering the sway of the wealthy and ...
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Tom Paine’s gift to America By Tom Timberman
These are the times that try men's men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from ...