A time and a presidency that would try Thomas Paine's soul
“Common Sense” wasn’t simply a call for independence but also a denunciation of monarchies. Paine would be outraged that an ...
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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
Revolutionary sentiment had been brewing throughout the American colonies for some time ... City of Brotherly Love on January 10, 1776. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, “addressed to the ...
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
Thomas Jefferson. Later that same year, when the colonies were on their backs, Paine wrote in American Crisis the famous words: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” “Tyranny ...