Thomas Paine and the Beginning of American "Common Sense"

"Common Sense: Addressed to the Inhabitants of America." On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously wrote, published and distributed his small pamphet entitled "Common Sense." His work denounced British rule and oppression, as well as embodied the beginnings of American values. Even Thomas Jefferson used this work as a tool for writing the Declaration of Independance.

He preached such values as the best government is that which governs least, and a government should be to protect its citizens, not control them, "In America, the Law is King!" He touched on the religious morals and values, as well as the ideals that motivated our Founding Fathers to build the America that we live in today are emphasized in this work, and those ideals are continually comprimised everyday. This hurts the integrity and solidarity of our nation. His work sold over 600,000 copies to a population of 3 million, equaling about 60 million copies by todays standards. The only publication outsold at the time was the Bible...different times now, huh?

I write this work tonight to emphasize the overall purpose of everything you can expect to read here. "I offer nothing but the simple facts, plain arguments and common sense," and I promise to do just that. Let us begin.