The First ‘Common Sense’

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On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense.

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Term Limits (refresh for more)

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Memes (refresh for more)

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So Now We Know!
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Read the White Rose Leaflets
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How Socialism Kills
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Re-Segregation
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