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... Common Sense appeared . It boldly advocated a " Declaration for Independ- ence , " and brought the separatist agitation to a crisis . This was a courageous act of high treason against England ; Paine knew quite well that publication of ...
... Common Sense appeared . It boldly advocated a " Declaration for Independ- ence , " and brought the separatist agitation to a crisis . This was a courageous act of high treason against England ; Paine knew quite well that publication of ...
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... common efforts for the common good . All too will bear in mind this sacred principle , that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail , that will , to be rightful , must be reasonable ; that the minority possess their ...
... common efforts for the common good . All too will bear in mind this sacred principle , that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail , that will , to be rightful , must be reasonable ; that the minority possess their ...
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... common , aid the tendency of the sys- tem in bringing about such a result . In England a man dines by him- self , in a room filled with other hermits ; he eats at his leisure , drinks his wine in silence , reads the paper by the hour ...
... common , aid the tendency of the sys- tem in bringing about such a result . In England a man dines by him- self , in a room filled with other hermits ; he eats at his leisure , drinks his wine in silence , reads the paper by the hour ...
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