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    Common Sense
    Common Sense
    Common Sense
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    Common Sense

    Written by Thomas Paine

    Narrated by Gil Anders

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    Common Sense, a pamphlet by Thomas Paine, was published anonymously in 1776, six months before the Declaration of Independence. It is an impassioned call for America to free itself from British rule and set up an independent republican government. Paine criticized hereditary kingship and urged his adopted country to embrace personal freedom and social equality.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthor's Republic
    Release dateJul 4, 2019
    ISBN9781982762162
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    Thomas Paine

    English-born Thomas Paine left behind hearth and home for adventures on the high seas at nineteen. Upon returning to shore, he became a tax officer, and it was this job that inspired him to write The Case of the Officers of Excise in 1772. Paine then immigrated to Philadelphia, and in 1776 he published Common Sense, a defense of American independence from England. After returning to Europe, Paine wrote his famous Rights of Man as a response to criticism of the French Revolution. He was subsequently labeled as an outlaw, leading him to flee to France where he joined the National Convention. However, in 1793 Paine was imprisoned, and during this time he wrote the first part of The Age of Reason, an anti-church text which would go on to be his most famous work. After his release, Paine returned to America where he passed away in 1809.

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      Thomas Paine’s argument is so throughly expressed and proven there is no room for debate. I appreciate his nonpartisan explanation of the American dilemma the people were facing and feel it prudent to follow his reasoning in all the problems that we, as a nation, are facing today. The narration is a little monotone for my tastes but it fits the subject matter. Wonderful read!