Thomas Paine’s Common Sense spurred Colonial America toward the Declaration of Independence. This Fourth of July, we may need ...

“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the ...

who says he “runs the world” and approved a picture of himself with a crown above the caption “Long Live the King,” soon have Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet, “Common Sense,” banned.

especially Thomas Paine. Paine immigrated from England to the American colonies in 1774 with a letter of introduction from Benjamin Franklin. Less than two years later, he wrote “Common Sense ...

During the American revolution Thomas Paine, an Englishman, penned a fiery and popular pamphlet entitled “Common Sense,” making the case for American independence. The pamphlet accelerated our ...

If common sense is background music for American politics, Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet provides the title track. Paine said he would rely on “nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments ...

Who wants to argue against common sense? Commonsense appeals are deeply rooted in Western political and intellectual traditions. Thomas Paine’s famous “Common Sense” pamphlet advocated for ...

So come raise a glass to both Toms at the annual Florida Veterans for Common Sense “Thomas Paine Birthday Party" on Monday, Feb. 24, 5:30 p.m. at the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts ...

As patriots readied for battle and loyalists clung to the British crown, Thomas Paine published “Common Sense,” a fiercely persuasive pamphlet that united Colonists to fight against monarchy ...