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Violence
Barely any
No violence; references to the revolutionary conflict
Language
Barely any
18th-century political prose; no profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
The intellectual clarity of a man who understood what he was arguing for
What this book is about
Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet made the case for American independence from Britain in language ordinary people could understand and be moved by—helping to crystallize revolutionary sentiment into action. One of the most influential political documents in history.
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