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The book that created the modern United States, Paine's incendiary call for Americans to revolt against British rule converted millions to the cause of independence and set out a vision of a just society - free from corrupption and cronyism - which remains inspiring today....

Rights of Man is a classic statement of the belief in humanity's potential to change the world for the better. Published as a reply to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, it differs from that great work in every relevant respect. Where Burke uses the language of the governing classes, Paine writes with the vigour of a self-taught...

Thomas Paine (1737-1809) to jedna z najznaczniejszych i najbardziej oryginalnych postaci światowej myśli politycznej. Choć był Anglikiem, położył wielkie zasługi na rzecz oderwania Ameryki od opresyjnej macierzy i przyczynił się do powstania niepodległego państwa. A wszystko to za sprawą publikowanego tu (po raz pierwszy w przekładzie na język...

Thomas Paine was the first international revolutionary. His Common Sense was the most widely read pamphlet of the American Revolution, while his   Rights of Man sent out a clarion call for revolution throughout the world. This collection brings together Paine's most powerful political writings in the first fully annotated...