Common Sense
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Introduction 1. Of the Origin and Design of Government 2. Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession 3. Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs 4. Of the Present Ability of America Appendix
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Common Sense

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Thomas Paine
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