This collection gathers Thomas Paine's essays and pamphlets, including Common Sense and Rights of Man, along with letters and addresses from the revolutionary era. Paine argues for republican government, individual rights, and independence from monarchy, writing in plain, forceful prose for a broad public. It offers a vivid introduction to the political debates that shaped America and France.
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THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF THOMAS PAINE
This file was first posted, on a President's
Day Holiday, in memory of Thomas Paine, one
of our most influential and most underappreciated patriots. DW
CONTENTS
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## # СОММОН SENSE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF PAINE ## VOLUME ONE ## VOLUME ТЋО ## VOLUME THREE ## VOLUME FOUR
RIGHTS OF MAN. INTRODUCTION TO THE THIRD VOLUME. I. THE REPUBLICAN PROCLAMATION II. TO THE AUTHORS OF "LE RIPUBLICAIN." III. TO THE ABBI SIHYES IV. TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. TO MR. SECRETARY DUNDAS VI. LETTERS TO ONSLOW CRANLEY VII. TO THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX, VIII. TO MR. SECRETARY DUNDAS IX. LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE ADDRESSERS ON THE LATE PROCLAMATION X. ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE XI. ANTI-MONARCHAL ESSAY FOR THE USE OF NEW REPUBLICANS XII. TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ON THE PROSECUTION AGAINST THE SECOND PART XIII. ON THE PROPRIETY OF BRINGING LOUIS XVI.
TO TRIAL XIV. REASONS FOR PRESERVING THE LIFE OF LOUIS CAPET, XV. SHALL LOUIS XVI. HAVE RESPITE? XVI. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS XVII. PRIVATE LETTERS TO JEFFERSON XVIII. LETTER TO DANTON XIX. A CITIZEN OF AMERICA TO THE CITIZENS OF EUROPE XX. APPEAL TO THE CONVENTION XXI. THE MEMORIAL TO MONROE XXII. LETTER TO GEORGE WASHINGTON XXIII. OBSERVATIONS XXIV. DISSERTATION ON FIRST PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT XXV. THE CONSTITUTION OF 1795 XXVI. THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENGLISH SYSTEM OF FINANCE XXVII. FORGETFULNESS XXVIII. AGRARIAN JUSTICE XXIX. THE EIGHTEENTH FRUCTIDOR XXX. THE RECALL OF MONROE XXXI. PRIVATE LETTER TO PRESIDENT JEFFERSON XXXII. PROPOSAL THAT LOUISIANA BE PURCHASED XXXIII. THOMAS PAINE TO THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES,
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