Thomas Paine's
Common Sense Pamphlet
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Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Series Preview" - Date written: March 30, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "An Introduction" - Date written: March 31, 2020
Pamphlet Introduction
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Pamphlet Introduction, Paragraphs 1 & 2 - Long and Violent Abuse of Power, Calling the Right of it in Question" - Date written: April 1, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Pamphlet Introduction, Paragraphs 3 & 4 - The Cause of America is The Cause of all Mankind" - Date written: April 2, 2020
Of the Origin and Design of Government in General. With Concise Remarks on the English Constitution
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, Paragraphs 1 & 2 - Society Produces our Wants and Government by our Wickedness" - Date written: April 3, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, Paragraphs 3 & 4 - Suppose a Small Number of Persons Settled in Some Sequestered Part of the Earth" - Date written: April 6, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, Paragraphs 5 & 6 - The First Laws will have the title of Regulations" - Date written: April 7, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, Paragraphs 7 & 8 - Here is the Origin and Rise of Government" - Date written: April 8, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, Paragraphs 9 & 10 - The Constitution of England is so Exceedingly Complex" - Date written: April 9, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Origin and Design of Government in General - Examining the Components of the English Constitution" - Date written: April 10, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, Paragraphs 11 & 12 - The State of a King Shuts him from the World" - Date written: April 13, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, Paragraphs 13 & 14 - Which Power in the English Constitution has the most Weight?" - Date written: April 14, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, Paragraphs 15 & 16 - The Crown is the Overbearing Part" - Date written: April 15, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, Paragraphs 17 & 18 - National Pride and Prejudice, the Crown is not as oppressive in England as in Turkey" - Date written: April 16, 2020
Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraphs 1 & 2 - Mankind's Origins of Equality in the Origin of Creation could only be Destroyed by the Distinction of Rich and Poor" - Date written: April 17, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraphs 3 & 4 - According to the Scripture Chronology, there were no Kings" - Date written: April 20, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraphs 5 & 6 - Exalting One Man Greatly Above the Rest Cannot be Justified" - Date written: April 21, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraphs 7 & 8 - Monarchy is Ranked in Scripture as One of the Sins of the Jews" - Date written: April 22, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraph 9 - The Misconduct of Samuel's Two Sons" - Date written: April 23, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraphs 10 & 11 - To the Evil of Monarchy, Follies of Hereditary Right" - Date written: April 24, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraphs 12 & 13 - The Present Race of Kings Have Had an Honorable Origin?" - Date written: April 27, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraphs 14 & 15 - Saul was taken by Lot, yet the succession was not Hereditary" - Date written: April 28, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraphs 16 & 17 - The Throne is Subject to be Possessed by a Minor at any Age" - Date written: April 29, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraphs 18 & 19 - England Disowns the Fact, Out of Thirty Kings Two Minors have Reigned" - Date written: April 30, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraphs 20 & 21 - Monarchy and Succession laid the World in Blood and Ashes" - Date written: May 1, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraphs 22 & 23 - In England what is the King's Business? A Republic features less Business for a King" - Date written: May 4, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession, Paragraph 24 - One Honest Man in Society is Worth More in the Sight of God than All Crowned Ruffians that Ever Lived" - Date written: May 5, 2020
Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 1 & 2 - The Struggle between England and America" - Date written: May 6, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 3 & 4 - Now is the Seed Time of Continental Union, Faith, and Honor" - Date written: May 7, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 5 & 6 - The Many Material Injuries Sustain with Dependency on Great Britain" - Date written: May 8, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 7 & 8 - America's Necessity to maintain Connection with Great Britain for Future Happiness" - Date written: May 11, 2020 S
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 9 & 10 - Boasting Protection of Great Britain, her motives are interest not attachment" - Date written: May 12, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 11 & 12 - But, Britain is the Parent Country, then more the shame upon her" - Date written: May 13, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 13 & 14 - The First King of England of the present Line (William the Conqueror) was a Frenchmen" - Date written: May 14, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 15 & 16 - Our Plan is Commerce" - Date written: May 15, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 17 & 18 - Submission or Dependence on England tends to Involve this Continent in European Wars" - Date written: May 18, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 19 & 20 - Trade of America Goes to Ruin Because of her Connection with Britain" - Date written: May 19, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 21 & 22 - To All those that espouse to the Doctrine of Reconciliation" - Date written: May 20, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 23 & 24 - The Inhabitants of that Unfortunate City, Boston" - Date written: May 21, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 25 & 26 - It is not in the Power of Britain or Europe to Conquer America" - Date written: May 22, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 27 & 28 - For God's Sake, Let us Come to a Final Separation" - Date written: May 25, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 29 & 30 - To Government Matters it is not Britain's Power to do this Continent Justice" - Date written: May 26, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 31 & 32 - Not induced by motives of pride, party, or resentment to espouse the doctrine of separation and independence" - Date written: May 27, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 33 & 34 - A Temporary Stoppage of Trade, was an Inconvenience" - Date written: May 28, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 35 & 36 - The Powers of Governing still remains in the Hands of the King" - Date written: May 29, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 37 & 38 - America is a Secondary Object in the System of British Politics" - Date written: June 1, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 39 & 40 - The Most Powerful of all Arguments, Nothing but Independence can keep the Peace of the Continent and Preserve It" - Date written: June 2, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 41 & 42 - Where there are no distinctions there can be no Superiority" - Date written: June 3, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 43 & 44 - The Cause of Fear Respecting Independence, is because no plan is yet laid down" - Date written: June 9, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 45 & 46 - Each Colony Sending Delegates to Congress, the Whole Number in Congress will be 390" - Date written: June 10, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 47 & 48 - Forming a Committee of Twenty-Six Members, Two from each Colony, let there business be to frame a Continental Charter" - Date written: June 11, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 49 & 50 - Extracts from Governments Dragonetti" - Date written: June 12, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 51 & 52 - A Government of Our Own os Our Natural Right" - Date written: June 15, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Thoughts of the Present State of American Affairs, Paragraphs 53 & 54 - Every Spot of the Old World is over run with Oppression" - Date written: June 16, 2020
Of the Present Ability of America with Some Miscellaneous Reflections
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 1 & 2 - The Fitness of the Continent for Independence" - Date written: June 17, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 3 & 4 - It's not in Numbers, but in Unity that our Great Strength Lies" - Date written: June 18, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 5 & 6 - Debts We Have None and the Cost of America to establish a Navy" - Date written: June 19, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 7 & 8 - The Charge of Building a Ship of Each Rate" - Date written: June 22, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 9 & 10 - A Table showing the Cost of the British Navy in 1757" - Date written: June 23, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 11 & 12 - Manning a Fleet, People in General Run into Great Errors" - Date written: June 24, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 13 & 14 - Conquest may be effected under the pretence of Friendship...be at last cheated into Slavery" - Date written: June 25, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 15 & 16 - Keeping Up a Naval Force in time of Peace and America's Resources" - Date written: June 26, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 17 & 18 - The Fewer our Numbers, the More Land There is Unoccupied" - Date written: June 29, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 19 & 20 - Youth is the Seed Time of Good Habits, in Nations as well as in Individuals" - Date written: June 30, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 21 & 22 - When William the Conqueror Subdued England, He Gave Them Law at the Point of a Sword" - Date written: July 1, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 23 & 24 - The Necessity of a Large and Equal Representation" - Date written: July 2, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 25 & 26 - From Our Enemies We Gain Excellent Maxims" - Date written: July 3, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 27 & 28 - First, the Custom of Nations; Second it is Unreasonable to Suppose Assistance from Spain or France" - Date written: July 6, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 29 & 30 - Third, Professing Ourselves as Subjects of Britain; Fourth, A Manifesto to be Published and Despatched to Foreign Courts" - Date written: July 7, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Of the Present Ability of America, Paragraphs 31 & 32 - The Custom of all Courts is against Us" - Date written: July 8, 2020
The Appendix
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Appendix, Paragraph 1 - The King's Speech Makes its Appearance in this City" - Date written: July 9, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Appendix, Paragraph 2 - The King's Speech, a Piece of Finished Villany" - Date written: July 10, 2020
Common Sense by Thomas Paine, "Appendix, Final Paragraph - The Address of the People of England to the Inhabitants of America" - Date written: July 13, 2020
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