Pre-Owned Common Sense: The Origin and Design of Government (Paperback) by Thomas Paine

from xenchu

I don't understand why this book is not required reading in school, indeed why it not a required study. It is one of the basis of the American political structure. What Paine wrote is one of the foundations of Independence. I will not discuss the contents of the book (actually a pamphlet and quit...

from CarlineMaserati

It seems wrong to rate a masterpiece that changed the course of American History. It's like rating the Constitution or the works of Plato. I give it five stars because it is READABLE. The words are still easy to understand and moving. The first paragraph of this historic pamphlet is guaranteed to...

from bnielsen

Indeholder "Common Sense", "Agrarian Justice". "Common Sense" handler om ??? "Agrarian Justice" handler om ??? Dette værk satte fut i den amerikanske frihedstanke, hvilket alene er nok til at sikre det et langt liv. Men derudover er det meget velskrevet.

from hmskip

This little book is actually chockful of common sense as the title implies. It outlines the source and purpose of legitimate government in the early chapters and proceeds logically to its application to the American situation of that day. Although most of the discussion is specific to the 1775 co...

from viking2917

After reading David McCullough's 1776 I went for this. It's surprisingly readable, short and consumable. Some of the writing and insights are quite striking! And he had only recently come to America when this was written, so his passion is a bit surprising.