Common Sense and Other Writings

Includes the complete texts of Common Sense; Rights of Man, Part the Second; The Age of Reason (part one); Four Letters on Interesting Subjects , published anonymously and just discovered to be Paine’s work; and Letter to the Abbé Raynal, Paine’s first examination of world events; as well as selections from The American Crises

In 1776, America was a hotbed of enlighten...

Includes the complete texts of Common Sense; Rights of Man, Part the Second; The Age of Reason (part one); Four Letters on Interesting Subjects , published anonymously and just discovered to be Paine’s work; and Letter to the Abbé Raynal, Paine’s first examination of world events; as well as selections from The American Crises

In 1776, America was a hotbed of enlightenment and revolution. Thomas Paine not only spurred his fellow Americans to action but soon came to symbolize the spirit of the Revolution. His elegantly persuasive pieces spoke to the hearts and minds of those fighting for freedom. He was later outlawed in Britain, jailed in France, and finally labeled an atheist upon his return to America.

托马斯・潘恩，生于英格兰诺福克郡一个裁缝，上过几年学，先后做过学徒、鞋匠、英语教师、收税官，在富兰克林帮助下到达北美大陆，投身于争取北美独立事业，1776年以“一个英国人”名义发表《常识》，成为了北美人民明确的战斗纲领，并随后被吸收为《独立宣言》的精华，并随后被吸收为《独立宣言》的精华，除了《常识》，潘恩还应邀参加起草了《人权宣言》，出版过极具启蒙意义的《人的权利》、《土地正义论》、《理性时代》等著作，晚年回到美国，潘恩一生都在跟独夫民贼以及君主制等强大的“传统”作战，并终身宣扬激进的民主共和思想－－这些思想至今还闪耀着穿透历史迷雾的耀眼的光芒。