jan 10, 1776 - Common Sense

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A lil old book written by Thomas Paine that provided moral and logical arguments against monarchy and for colonial independence. The important thing to note here isn't the groundbreaking philosophical ideals, as those had been around. Rather how it reached the colonists. In the first three months, it sold 100,000 copies, equivalent to a modern-day 13 million. A lot of people got the book, and it garnered a lot of support for independence,

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