Common Sense
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Title
Common Sense
Subject
Political Science
Description
Thomas Paine breaks down the declaration of independence and makes it clear that there is no true leader but only representatives and that the law is the only ruler in America.
Creator
Thomas Paine
Source
https://orbis.library.yale.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1282832
Publisher
Philadelphia
Date
1776
Contributor
Gregg Williamson
Rights
All printers has the legal right to print
Relation
https://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/
Format
Book
Language
English
Type
Non-fiction
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Text
"But where says some is the King of America? ... in America THE LAW IS KING ... in free countries the law ought to be king; & there ought to be no other."
Citation
Thomas Paine, “Common Sense,” Enlightenmens, accessed January 27, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/602.