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-[[image:commonsense.jpg|200px|thumb|First page of ''Common Sense'']]
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-'''''Common Sense''''' was a pamphlet written and published (anonymously) by [[Thomas Paine]] in January of 1776.  It denounced [[British]] rule over the [[Thirteen Colonies|thirteen colonies]].  The pamphlet was written in a language that spoke to the common man, and was immensely popular.  It was strongly influential in fostering the desire to be independent from the British [[monarchy]].
-== External Links ==
-[http://www.ushistory.org/Paine/commonsense/index.htm Online Copy of ''Common Sense'']
-[[Category:Books]][[Category:United States History]]