Common Sense (Pamphlet)
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By Thomas Paine

Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, on the Following Interesting Subjects, viz.: I. Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, with Concise Remarks on the English Constitution. II. Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession. III. Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs. IV. Of the Present Ability of America, with some Miscellaneous Reflections

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2009, 72 pages $20 for 30 copies Softcover pamphlet 3.25 x 6.5 inches,  1.5 ounces each Weight (per 30): 3 pounds  ISBN 10: 1587331772  ISBN 13: 9781587331770 Ebook FREE from TheCapitol.Net (free preview below) EISBN 13: 9781587332296

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"It was Thomas Paine's pen, through his pamphlet Common Sense, which motivated thousands of colonists to join the rebel army to fight for the cause of liberty against their British Cousins. In a nation of three million, more than 500,000 copies of the 40-page pamphlet were printed. That would be the modern day equivalent today of about half of all voters watching the same 30-minute documentary calling on them to overthrow their government -- and most of them supporting the idea."

-- Bradford Fitch, in the Introduction to the Media Relations Handbook

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As the name Congressional Deskbook implies, this book is meant to be kept close at hand for answering the variety of questions that arise daily in monitoring, interacting with, and studying Congress. The book is organized for daily use in answering questions, but it may be read in sections, by chapters, or in its entirety, as the reader chooses.

A cumulative, expanded glossary complements the individual glossaries and definitions that appear in individual chapters. Appendices One through Seven provide extensive telephone and room listings for members, committees, and leaders on Capitol Hill. All of the web sites listed throughout the book are cumulated in a table. This list is followed by an index to the book.

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . 1

Of the Origin and Design of Government In General, with Concise Remarks On the English Constitution . . . . 3

Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession . . . . 11

Thoughts On the Present State of American Affairs . . . . . 23

Of the Present Ability of America, with Some Miscellaneous Reflexions . . . . . 45

Appendix . . . . . 59
 

THOMAS PAINE (February 9, 1737 - June 8, 1809) was an author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in Thetford, Norfolk, Paine emigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 in time to participate in the American Revolution. His principal contributions were the powerful, widely read pamphlet Common Sense (1776), advocating colonial America's independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and The American Crisis (1776-1783), a pro-revolutionary pamphlet series.

The historian Saul K. Padover in the biography Jefferson: A Great American's Life and Ideas, refers to Paine as "a corsetmaker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a propagandist by inclination."

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"Without the pen of Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain."
-- John Adams
 

"While Washington is the father of our country, Paine was father of the revolution."
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