Common Sense, the Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of ThomasPaine

By: Thomas Paine

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Paperback | 1 July 2003 | Edition Number 1

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A volume of Thomas Paine's most essential works, showcasing one of American history's most eloquent proponents of democracy.

Upon publication, Thomas Paine's modest pamphlet Common Sense shocked and spurred the foundling American colonies of 1776 to action. It demanded freedom from Britain-when even the most fervent patriots were only advocating tax reform. Paine's daring prose paved the way for the Declaration of Independence and, consequently, the Revolutionary War. For "without the pen of Paine," as John Adams said, "the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain."

Later, his impassioned defense of the French Revolution, Rights of Man, caused a worldwide sensation. Napoleon, for one, claimed to have slept with a copy under his pillow, recommending that "a statue of gold should be erected to [Paine] in every city in the universe."

Here in one volume, these two complete works are joined with selections from Pain's other major essays, "The Crisis," "The Age of Reason," and "Agrarian Justice."

Includes a Foreword by Jack Fruchtman Jr.
and an Introduction by Sidney Hook

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

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Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. xix
Common Sense
Introduction	p. 3
Of the origin and design of government in general	p. 4
Of monarchy and hereditary succession	p. 11
Thoughts on the present state of American affairs	p. 21
Of the present ability of America	p. 40
Appendix	p. 52
The Crisis
Number I	p. 71
Number III (Selections)	p. 81
Number IV (Selections)	p. 83
Number V	p. 87
Number VII (Selections)	p. 118
Number VIII (Selections)	p. 119
Number XIII	p. 121
Rights of Man
	p. 129
Prefaces	p. 130
To the French Edition	p. 130
To the English Edition	p. 132
Rights of Man	p. 135
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens	p. 217
Observations on the Declaration of Rights	p. 219
Miscellaneous Chapter	p. 222
Conclusion	p. 248
Combining Principles and Practice	p. 257
Preface	p. 259
Introduction	p. 266
Of Society and Civilization	p. 270
Of the Origin of the Present Old Governments	p. 275
Of the Old and New Systems of Government	p. 278
Of Constitutions	p. 294
Ways and Means of Improving the Condition of Europe, Interspersed with Miscellaneous Observations	p. 320
The Age of Reason
Part One (Selections)	p. 351
Agrarian Justice (Selections)	p. 371
Suggested Readings	p. 379
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