Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.
A Loyalist, because most Loyalists believed Britain owed payments to the colonies A British official, because British colonial leaders argued against the king's ...
