Common Sense
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Key Facts
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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