false <![CDATA[Common Sense]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182054272m/1227182.jpg 161744 72 2548496 1776 Common Sense (Great Ideas) total:1394|5:483|4:464|3:347|2:90|1:10| 1394 5502 2228 161 5 3 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 22:24:01 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 21:26:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 20 12:28:56 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 12:32:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 11 18:28:28 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 18:40:01 -0700 2009 Note: Editor's introduction includes quotes from other works; quotations and thoughts in this review may come from various works by Thomas Paine.


It seems that Thomas Paine would have us for...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 26 19:29:56 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 20:03:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 18:48:37 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 18:48:37 -0800 2008 Common Sense by Thomas Paine may actually serve as evidence of the blinding effects of fervent patriotism.

Paine masterly grasped the attention of the reader by questioning about the origin of government to stir the desire ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 08:57:40 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 08:59:46 -0700 2009
This was a short read. His opening paragraph was so true it was poetic. I am going to include some quotes.

"Some writers have so...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 13:19:32 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 13:31:20 -0700 2009 It was interesting to read Paine's comments in context of the setting of over 200 years ago, and to contemplate the way things are today...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 15:31:02 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 18:46:39 -0700 2009
Paine carefully lays out the problems with a monarchy, argues in favor of separation from England, suggests an alternative government structure, and even offers up a strategy for buil...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 16:28:58 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 16:35:36 -0800 2009
His glossing over of the dangers the new confederation of states wou...more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Aug 11 08:11:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 05:37:32 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 08:11:00 -0700 2009
“The sun never shined on a cause of greater worth. ‘Tis not the affair of a city, a country, a province, or a kingdom, but of a continent – of at least one eighth part of the habitable globe. ‘Tis not the concern of a day, a year, or an age; posterity are virtually involved in th...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 15:29:32 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 09:50:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu May 29 05:22:19 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 01:42:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 21 08:58:37 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 09:05:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 21:48:33 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:32:37 -0700 2009
This beautiful quote graces the cover of the Great Ideas series edition of Thomas Paine's timeless Common Sense and sets a unique tone. Hi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 18:04:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 12:23:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 05:44:44 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 05:50:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 13:13:41 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 14:18:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 13 22:18:40 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 22:19:10 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 17:35:40 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:56:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 04 14:13:34 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 14:16:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1227182