Common Senseby Thomas Paine | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"U.S. History - Political" |
| Pages: | 66 |
| Year of Publication: | 1776 |
| Date Read: | 12/23/1996 |
| Notes: | Common Sense was a powerful piece of propaganda that attacked the idea of a hereditary monarchy, dismissed the chance for reconciliation with England, and outlined the economic benefits of independence while espousing equality of rights among citizens. COMMENTS — Common Sense was the first piece of writing to urge the immediate declaration of independence as fulfillment of America’s moral obligation to the world. It appeared as an anonymous pamphlet in Philadelphia on January 10, 1776. It sold more than 120,000 copies in less than three months. |
| My Rating: | 8 |