Thomas Paine published "Common Sense" on this day in history, Jan. 10, 1776. He savaged monarchies, inspired the colonies to rebellion and sold the equivalent of 66 million copies today.

Thomas Paine and his Common Sense most assuredly affected and influenced American colonists to the extent that a nation—the United States of America—would be the ultimate result, guided and ...

If not for “Common Sense,” the United States might not exist as we know it. Now, nearly 250 years later, Paine's pamphlet stands not just as a relic of history but as a blueprint for ...

Thomas Paine was born in England, ... "Common Sense" and "The American Crisis," seen together, helped start the American Revolution. And end it.

Paine, Common Sense. The effect of Paine’s post was immediate and electric. As historian Albert Marrin puts it in his biography, “Thomas Paine,” the pamphlet “spread like fire in dry grass.

Thomas Paine is overdue for recognition as America’s greatest Founding Father ... “Common Sense,” and penned the words that spawned the American Revolution.

The concept was revolutionary, and “Common Sense” became a colonial bestseller. Paine would tell us that, almost 100 days into Trump’s second term, we similarly face a stark choice.

“Common Sense” was more than a rallying cry; it was Paine’s effort to forge an American identity rooted in a commitment to self-governance and trust in the power of the many — not the few.

“Common Sense” was more than a rallying cry; it was Paine’s effort to forge an American identity rooted in a commitment to self-governance and trust in the power of the many — not the few.