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Why did Thomas Paine publish Common Sense?

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advocated independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.
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Paine invoked moral and political reasons to persuade ordinary people in the colonies to struggle for democratic rule.

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