The book delves into the principles of democracy, advocating for equal rights for all citizens and critiquing the injustices perpetuated by monarchies and aristocracies.
Calling the American Colonists to fight for their own representative government, this text made an impassioned plea for independence. Common Sense was an immediate sensation in Philadelphia and across the thirteen colonies.
The Age of Reason is an influential work by Thomas Paine that follows in the tradition of eighteenth-century British deism, and challenges institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the Bible.
Common Sense by Thomas Paine is said to be one of the major influences on America’s decision to rebel against Great Britain, as Paine was among the first to present the thought of revolution in an intellectual medium.
As of 2006, it remains the all-time best selling American title. Common Sense made public a persuasive and impassioned case for independence, which before the pamphlet had not yet been given serious intellectual consideration.