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Table Of Contents
Introduction.
Prefatory Note to Paine¶s First Essay.
I.: African Slavery In America.
II.: A Dialogue Between General Wolfe and General Gage In a Wood Near
Boston.1
III.: The Magazine In America.1
IV.: Useful and Entertaining Hints.1
V.: New Anecdotes of Alexander the Great.1
VI.: Reflections On the Life and Death of Lord Clive.1
VII.: Cupid and Hymen.1
VIII.: Duelling.1
IX.: Reflections On Titles.1
X.: The Dream Interpreted.1
XI.: Reflections On Unhappy Marriages.1
XII.: Thoughts On Defensive War.1
XIII.: An Occasional Letter On the Female Sex.1
XIV.: A Serious Thought.1
XV.: Common Sense.1
Introduction.
Postscript to Preface In the Third Edition.
Common Sense. On the Origin and Design of Government In Gen- Eral, With
Concise Remarks On the English Constitution.
Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession.
Thoughts On the Present State of American Affairs.
Of the Present Ability of America: With Some Miscellaneous Reflections.
Appendix to Common Sense.
XVI.: Epistle to Quakers.
XVII.: The Forester¶s Letters.1
I: To Cato.
II.: To Cato.
III.: To Cato.
To the People.
IV.
XVIII.: A Dialogue1
XIX.: The American Crisis.
Editor¶s Preface.
The Crisis.: I.
II.: To Lord Howe.2
The Crisis.1: III.
The Crisis.: IV.
V.: To Gen. Sir William Howe.1
To the Inhabitants of America.
VI.: To the Earl of Carlisle, General Clinton, and William Eden, Esq., British
Commissioners At New York.1
VII.: To the People of England.
VIII.: Addressed to the People of England.
The Crisis.: IX.
The Crisis Extraordinary.: On the Subject of Taxation.
X.: On the King of England¶s Speech.1
To the People of America.
XI.: On the Present State of News.
A Supernumerary Crisis.: to Sir Guy Carleton.1
XII.: To the Earl of Shelburne.1
XIII.: Thoughts On the Peace, and the Probable Advantages Thereof.
A Supernumerary Crisis.: to the People of America.
XX.: Retreat Across the Delaware.1
XXI.: Letter to Franklin, In Paris.1
XXII.: The Affair of Silas Deane.1to Silas Deane, Esq¶re.
XXIII.: To the Public On Mr. Deane¶s Affair.1
XXIV.: Messrs. Deane, Jay, and G
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cThey show as little Reason as Conscience who put the matter by with saying²³Men,
in some cases, are lawfully made Slaves, and why may not these?´ So men, in some
cases, are lawfully put to death, deprived of their goods, without their consent; may
any man, therefore, be treated so, without any conviction of desert? Nor is this plea

mended by adding²³They are set forth to us as slaves, and we buy them without
farther inquiry, let the sellers see to it.´ Such men may as well join with a known band
of robbers, buy their ill-got goods, and help on the trade; ignorance is no more
pleadable in one case than the other; the sellers plainly own how they obtain them.
But none can lawfully buy without evidence that they are not concurring with Men-
Stealers; and as the true owner has a right to reclaim his goods that were stolen, and
sold; so the slave, who is proper owner of his freedom, has a right to reclaim it,
however often sold.
Most shocking of all is alledging the Sacred Scriptures to favour this wicked practice.
One would have thought none but infidel cavillers would endeavour to make them
appear contrary to the plain dictates of natural light, and Conscience, in a matter of
common Justice and Humanity; which they cannot be. Such worthy men, as referred
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some say, ³the practice was permitted to the Jews.´ To which may be replied,
1. The example of the Jews, in many things, may not be imitated by us; they
had not only orders to cut off several nations altogether, but if they were
obliged to war with others, and conquered them, to cut off every male; they
were suffered to use polygamy and divorces, and other things utterly unlawful
to us under clearer light.
2. The plea is, in a great measure, false; they had no permission to catch and
enslave people who never injured them.
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this doing to them as we would desire they should do to us? If they could
carry off and enslave some thousands of us, would we think it just?²One
would almost wish they could for once; it might convince more than Reason,
or the Bible.
As much in vain, perhaps, will they search ancient history for examples of the modern
Slave-Trade. Too many nations enslaved the prisoners they took in war. But to go to
nations with whom there is no war, who have no way provoked, without farther
design of conquest, purely to catch inoffensive people, like wild beasts, for slaves, is
an hight of outrage against Humanity and Justice, that seems left by Heathen nations
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Russia's Vienna embassy catches fire [by what?]

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:59:00 GMT

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Firefighters say they have managed to put out a fire at the Russian embassy in the Austrian capital, as
investigators try to determine what caused the incident [Mystery not solved].

A fire broke out at the Russian Embassy in Vienna at around 07:00 local time (0500 GMT) on Thursday
morning, Austrian newspapers reported.

Officials at the local fire department say [Iran says] they managed [Level of Difficulty not mentioned] to
extinguish the blaze, adding that no one sustained any injuries during the incident.

It is not yet clear whether the fire was an attack on the Russian embassy or an accident [Testing time
response of local Investigation authorities to reach some kind of conclusion].

Austrian investigators are preparing to examine the building to determine how the flames first
started. [Time Factor estimation in Islamic Terms not mentioned by Austrian Authorities, from that aspect
Militant Islam is testing psychological readiness]
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Brazil 'undecided' on Iran sanctions
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:51:30 GMT

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Brazil has dismissed US claims over Iran's nuclear program but remained silent on whether the country
plans to say ³No´ to new UN sanctions against Tehran. [Brazil is considered a rising economic power]

In an interview published on Sunday, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim reiterated that he did not
believe Iran is close to building a "nuclear bomb" ² a charge leveled against Tehran by Washington and
its allies. [Tehran is building Ballistic Missiles with Nuclear Warhead Capability]
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would vote in favor of the US-pursued sanctions. [The above lines imply the Brazilian Leadership is
pushed by Interests in Brazil currently allied with Iran]

³I am not going to give that information. We still have to analyze, [Arguments for supporting sanctions]´
AFP cited the text of the interview.

The United States, Britain and France are hoping [Logic over Hope or Hope helping Logic?] to persuade
member-states of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to increase pressure on Tehran through new, tough
sanctions. [Implies Stealth Jihad in the UN]

For the resolution to pass, the measure requires the affirmative vote of at least nine members, especially
that of veto-wielding permanent members ² the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China. [China
for now keeps close relations with Iran,Iran has claimed that China is addicted to Iranian Oil]

Out of the five, Russia and China have also opted to stay mum on their position, while stressing the need
for diplomacy to resolve the issue. [Russia has mentioned humanitarian catastrophe something which the
Iranian Leadership failed to acknowledge while provoking the West]

Last week, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Iran is committed to ending the nuclear impasse
and would hold talks with all 15 members of UNSC. [The latest Iranian Wargames are a sign of how much
Iran is willing to put their own terms on the table while not respecting the collective will of all participants]

Amorim will hold talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Monday, ahead of a
May 16-17 trip by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. [Iran seems to be further pushing the
Brazilian Leadership]

Brazil has been a firm defender of Iran's nuclear program, insisting on Tehran's right to peaceful nuclear
energy. [Terms of Common Sense Peace and War seem to be rejected by Tehran. Iran is believed to be
leaded by Hardliners Islamists nowadays]

For further reference visit : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6085768.stm

³In a country whose reigning character is the love of science, it is somewhat strange
that the channels of communication should continue so narrow and limited. The
weekly papers are at present the only vehicles of public information. Convenience and
necessity prove that the opportunities of acquiring and communicating knowledge
ought always to inlarge with the circle of population. America has now outgrown the
state of infancy: her strength and commerce make large advances to manhood; and
science in all its branches has not only blossomed, but even ripened on the soil. The
cottages as it were of yesterday have grown to villages, and the villages to cities; and
while proud antiquity, like a skeleton in rags, parades the streets of other nations, their
genius, as if sickened and disgusted with the phantom, comes hither for recovery.´ ±
Thomas Paine


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