Iii. Thoughts On The Present State Of Americ : * "Common Sense", by Thomas Paine, [1776], III. THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN the following pages I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense; and have no other preliminaries to settle with the reader, than that he will divest himself...
I. Of The Origin And Design Of Government : * "Common Sense", by Thomas Paine, [1776], I. OF THE ORIGIN AND DESIGN OF GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL, WITH CONCISE REMARKS ON THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but...
Iv. Of The Present Ability Of America, With : * "Common Sense", by Thomas Paine, [1776], IV. OF THE PRESENT ABILITY OF AMERICA, WITH SOME MISCELLANEOUS REFLEXIONS I HAVE never met with a man, either in England or America, who hath not confessed his opinion, that a separation between the countries, would take place one time or other: And there...
Ii. Of Monarchy And Hereditary Succession : * "Common Sense", by Thomas Paine, [1776], II. OF MONARCHY AND HEREDITARY SUCCESSION MANKIND being originally equals in the order of creation, the equality could only be destroyed by some subsequent circumstance; the distinctions of rich, and poor, may in a great measure be accounted for, and th...
Title Page : * "Common Sense", by Thomas Paine, [1776], THE WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE COLLECTED AND EDITED BY MONCURE DANIEL CONWAY VOLUME I. 1774-1779 Produced by Norman M. Wolcott. [Reprinted from the "The Writings of Thomas Paine Volume I" (1894-1896). The author's notes are preceded by a "*".] XV.
Appendix : * "Common Sense", by Thomas Paine, [1776], APPENDIX SINCE the publication of the first edition of this pamphlet, or rather, on the same day on which it came out, the King's Speech made its appearance in this city. Had the spirit of prophecy directed the birth of this production, it could not have...
Introduction : * "Common Sense", by Thomas Paine, [1776], INTRODUCTION PERHAPS the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not YET sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing WRONG, gives it a superficial appearance of being RIGHT, and raises at first...
