The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.

Paine, Thomas. "Common Sense." Rights of Man, Common Sense, and Other Political Writings, edited by Mark Philp. Oxford University Press, 2009, introduction.

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Paine, Thomas [published anonymously]. Common Sense. Philadelphia: R. Bell, 1776.

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