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Audio Downloads of Common Sense by Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
0 Introduction and Preface - 00:03:30
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1 Origin of Government in General - 00:14:06
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2 Monarchy and Hereditary Succession - 00:22:49
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3a Thoughts on the Present State of America pt. 1 - 00:21:44
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3b Thoughts on the Present State of America pt. 2 - 00:20:38
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4 The Present Ability of America - 00:26:48
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5 Appendix - 00:20:43
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Colonial America was a continent with multiple cultures and customs spanning vast geographic distances. Tom Paine's amazing persuasive essay Common Sense unified these seemingly conflicting characteristics into an extraordinary vision.
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