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Of The Origin and Design of Government in General

Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession

Thoughts on the Present State of Affairs in America

On the Present Ability of America, with some Miscellaneous Reflections

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Thomas Paine

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full title · Common Sense

author · Thomas Paine

type of work · Political Pamphlet

language · English

time and place written · 1775—1776, Philadelphia

date of first publication · January 10, 1776

publisher · Robert Bell

themes · Government as a necessary evil, State of Nature, The Inevitability of American Independence, The Inevitability of British Oppression, America's relationship with the rest of Europe, The Problems with Monarchy

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