When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.

Thomas Paine

Common Sense

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Anti-monarchism Political theory

Author

Thomas Paine

Source

Common Sense

Medium

Pamphlet

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1776 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Activist Writer

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Paine, Thomas. Common Sense. Robert Bell, 1776.

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