
《常識》由美國人托馬斯·潘恩於1776年1月出版的一本五十頁小冊子,其中系統論證了北美洲十三個英國殖民地獨立的合理性和必要性。2003年美國最大連鎖書商「邦諾書店」統計,《常識》位居影響美國歷史的二十本書的榜首。在問世二百年之後,《常識》才有了中譯本。 …

I put the following work under your protection. It contains my opinion upon Religion. You will do me the justice to remember, that I have always strenuously supported the Right of every man to his opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies to another this right, makes a slave of himself …

Rights of Man presents an impassioned defense of the Enlightenment principles of freedom and equality that Thomas Paine believed would soon sweep the world. He boldly claimed, "From a small spark, kindled in America, a flame has arisen, not to be extinguished. Without consuming ... it winds its progress from nation to …

Common sense and other writings is a 2005 compilation of writings by Thomas Paine edited by Joyce Appleby.