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The Essential Thomas Paine Library
Being the good, loyal subjects that my demographics people assure me that readers of this blog are, I’m sure you all thoroughly enjoyed the festival of royal pageantry that was 2012. In these tough...
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What We Forget About the US Constitution
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the...
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Adam Smith and the US Constitution
Most lists of the Founding Fathers of the United States would be filled with the usual suspects – Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington and James Madison. Thomas Paine, despite being an...
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Common Sense, by Thomas Paine
INTRODUCTION PERHAPS the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a...
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Not For Glory, Nor For Riches – The Declaration of Arbroath
On 6th April, 1320, the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in… uh… Arbroath. One of the earliest expressions of popular sovereignty, it’s still worth a read after all these years. “TO THE most Holy...
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Thomas Paine – The Mark Steel Lecture
A spot of mild sedition for a lazy holiday Monday. Related Articles - The Essential Thomas Paine Library Common Sense, by Thomas Paine Meanwhile, in Buckingham Palace How To Save The Monarchy (With...
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