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Title Common sense: addressed to the inhabitants of America, on the following interesting subjects. I. Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the English constitution. II. Of monarchy and hereditary succession. III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections. A new edition, with several additions in the body of the work. To which is added an appendix; together with an address to the people called Quakers. N.B. The new addition here given increases the work upwards of one third.
Subject Political science--Early works to 1800; United States--Politics and government--1775-1783; Monarchy
Creator Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Description Paine's famous pamphlet advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Published anonymously in 1776, it addressed the general public using moral and political arguments that would connect American Protestant beliefs with the idea of natural rights to freedom.
Date 1776
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Language eng
Spatial Coverage United States
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Holding Institution J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Scanning Technician Ellen Moffatt
Call Number E211 .P124; Record ID 9929700102001
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Setname uum_rbc
ID 1324390
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z362jh

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