{"product_id":"common-sense-and-other-writings-9781510733091","title":"Common Sense: And Other Writings","description":"\u003cb\u003eSeemingly as important today in the time of Donald Trump and fakes news as it ever has been, here is Thomas Paine's timeless writing on liberty and living a democratic life. With an introduction of Harvard scholar and celebrated lawyer Alan Dershowitz.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Paine is most famous for writing \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/i\u003e, a pamphlet distributed during the American Revolution advocating for colonial America's independence from Great Britain. Now, collected here in a beautiful gift book volume, are excerpts from this important historical American document, as well as several of his other writings. This volume is introduced by Alan Dershowitz, Professor of Law, Emeritus at Harvard Law School and a noted civil liberties advocate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaine believed in more than just freedom in the form of revolution and overthrowing governments. He also believed in freedom from oppressive and organized religions and monopolies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded in this edition are passages taken from \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rights of Man\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as letters to George Washington, Benjamin Rush, and Samuel Adams, and pamphlets such as \"The American Crisis\" and \"Agrarian Justice\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510733091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Thomas Paine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51299171369141,"sku":"9781510733091","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3a105a2b-a2b8-4baf-b033-f7b9630a2642.jpg?v=1751985599","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/common-sense-and-other-writings-9781510733091","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}