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Our World Through Thomas Paine’s Eyes

Our World Through Thomas Paine’s Eyes
Thomas Paine (1737–1809) and the cover of his pamphlet “Common Sense.” Hulton Archive/MPI/Getty Images
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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I’ve just spent a harrowing weekend reflecting on Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense,” the pamphlet that came out in January 1776. The printer could not keep up with the demand. Everyone who could read wanted a copy. It went viral, as they say today.
Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
Author
Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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