https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te4hJ2sQT2Q What Thomas Paine thought about the state of American affairs 250 years ago when he wrote Common Sense, and what we can learn from that today. Excerpts from Common Sense by Thomas Paine. If you’ve ever tried to read it you know that it was written in Old English, and it’s nearly impossible to … Continue reading Thomas Paine: State of American Affairs
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Kings, Authoritarian Government & What We Can Learn From It Today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=094H7agyEZA From Common Sense by Thomas Paine, OF MONARCHY AND HEREDITARY SUCCESSION Men were originally created equal, and that quality could only be destroyed by some subsequent circumstance. That some people are rich and some are poor is explainable even though it follows misery and oppression. Selfish preservation is what keeps a man from being … Continue reading Kings, Authoritarian Government & What We Can Learn From It Today
A Message To The American People
Thomas Paine begins Common Sense with a letter. It’s a message to the American people. It’s quite possibly one of the most profound letters ever written. How is it relevant today?
Common Sense by Thomas Paine In Modern English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjzBei60a3Q Common Sense by Thomas Paine in a language you can understand. If you've ever tried to read it you know what I'm talking about. It was one of, if not the most influential book in American history. But it was written over 200 years ago and the old English it's written in, is nearly … Continue reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine In Modern English
Why Is Common Sense Still Important Today?
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense before we we're even a country. At its core it was a call for independence from Britain, but it was also a book about freedom and the proper construction of government. It's a philosophical debate. Because of that, not everybody’s going to understand or agree with it. But, it will expose the underlying problems that we see in politics today. To understand the relevance of Common Sense, it’s critical to understand why it was so important in the first place.
Common Sense Thomas Paine
Common Sense by Thomas Paine. It was a little book, one little book that changed the world. How's that happen? How could one little book make have such a big impact? The book in case you don’t know is Common Sense by Thomas Paine. What was so profound about it?
Common Sense Podcast
Maybe you're wondering what common is, how to get common sense, or how you can read Common Sense by Thomas Paine or why the book Common Sense was so important in the first place. I can help you with all that. I'm Christopher Scott, I've written books about common sense, I'm the voice of the Common Sense Podcast and the Christopher Scott Show Radio Talk Show Podcast.