[Redactor's Note: Reprinted from the "The Writings of Thomas Paine Volume I" (1894 - 1896). The author's notes are preceded by a "*".]


THE WRITINGS
OF
THOMAS PAINE
COLLECTED AND EDITED BY
MONCURE DANIEL CONWAY
VOLUME I.
1774 - 1779


XV.
COMMON SENSE
Table of Contents

[INTRODUCTION]

I. [OF THE ORIGIN AND DESIGN OF GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL, WITH CONCISE
REMARKS ON THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION]

II. [OF MONARCHY AND HEREDITARY SUCCESSION]

III. [THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS]

IV. [OF THE PRESENT ABILITY OF AMERICA, WITH SOME MISCELLANEOUS
REFLEXIONS]