Paine

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Thomas Paine was born in Norfolk, England in 1737 before immigrating to America in 1774. He was a leader of radical movements in both Britain and America, his pamphlet Common Sense was so influential in the American Revolution that John Adams said 'without the pen of the author of Common Sense, the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain'.

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Common Sense

By Paine

This striking hardback edition presents Thomas Paine's Common Sense, complete with gilded page edges and an embossed cover design.

Originally published anonymously, the pamphlet called Common Sense sparked a powerful response. Extolling the philosophy of self-determina...

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