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1、1776COMMONSENSEThomasPaine(February14,1776)Paine,Thomas(1737-1809)-AnEnglishmanwhocametoAmericain1774,hewasapoliticalphilosopherwhopromotedchangethroughrevolutionratherthanreform.Paineismostrenownedforhisactivitiesadvocatingdemocracy.CommonSense(1776)-Thiswidely-readpamphletarguedforAmerica’simmedi
2、ateseparationfromEngland.ItisconsideredbymanytobethecatalystthatrousedpublicfeelingandwasmostinfluentialinthecreationoftheDeclarationofIndependence.TABLEOFCONTENTSINTRODUCTION...............3CHAPTER1..............4OFTHEORIGINANDDESIGNOFGOVERNMENTINGENERAL.WITHCONCISEREMARKSONTHEENGLISHCONSTITUTION.
3、................4CHAPTER2..............9OFMONARCHYANDHEREDITARYSUCCESSION...9CHAPTER3..............17THOUGHTSOFTHEPRESENTSTATEOFAMERICANAFFAIRS..................17CHAPTER4..............31OFTHEPRESENTABILITYOFAMERICA,WITHSOMEMISCELLANEOUSREFLECTIONS........31APPENDIX................40EPISTLETOQUAKER
4、S............47INTRODUCTIONPERHAPSthesentimentscontainedinthefollowingpages,arenotyetsufficientlyfashionabletoprocurethemgeneralfavor;alonghabitofnotthinkingathingwrong,givesitasuperficialappearanceofbeingright,andraisesatfirstaformidableoutcryindefenceofcustom.Buttumultsoonsubsides.Timemakesmoreco
5、nvertsthanreason.Asalongandviolentabuseofpowerisgenerallythemeansofcallingtherightofitinquestion,(andinmatterstoowhichmightneverhavebeenthoughtof,hadnotthesufferersbeenaggravatedintotheinquiry,)andasthekingofEnglandhathundertakeninhisownright,tosupporttheparliamentinwhathecallstheirs,andasthegoodpe
6、opleofthiscountryaregrievouslyoppressedbythecombination,theyhaveanundoubtedprivilegetoinquireintothepretensionsofboth,andequallytorejecttheusurpationsofeither.Inthefollowingsheets,theauthorhathstudiouslyavoidedeverythingwhichispersonalamongourselves.Complimentsaswellascensuretoindividualsmakenopart
7、thereof.Thewiseandtheworthyneednotthetriumphofapamphlet;andthosewhosesentimentsareinjudiciousorunfriendly,willceaseofthemselves,unlesstoomuchpainsisbestowedupontheirconversion.ThecauseofAmericais,inagreatme
