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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America’s First ‘Viral’ Post Was Published on This Day in 1776, When Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ Sparked a Revolution
The Englishman’s pamphlet helped spur the 13 colonies ... 1776. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, “addressed to the inhabitants of America,” was a 47-page dynamo presenting the recently ...
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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 ...
Ryan Walters requests millions for Bibles
📅 Today in History: In 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously published “Common Sense,” a 47-page pamphlet that argued for independence for the American colonies from Great Britain. It was one of the sparks ...
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A Revolutionary War
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 ...
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In 1776, Thomas Paine published his pro-independence pamphlet "Common Sense," which quickly sold some 100,000 copies.