You can expect to see Thomas Paine’s Common Sense on the Great Books schedule every few years. Of course it is the seminal work of American history which served to galvanize the American colonists against British rule. Beyond its importance to the birth of the United States, Common Sense has been a call for freedom from tyranny all over the world for nearly 250 years.
Every time we discuss Common Sense in GB, there will be a few participants for whom this is the first time they have read it. Sadly it is not required reading for high school or college courses in American history. If you haven’t had the opportunity to read this important American writing, make some time to read it and join us for the discussion on Tuesday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m. Meeting details are our website.
