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Two hundred and fifty years ago today, on January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published "Common Sense."
Hat tip, Andy Craig and Mike Masnick
Reposted by Mike Masnick
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Andy Craig
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.
ALT
4:09 PM · Jan 10, 2026
@andycraig.bsky.social
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.
ALT
4:09 PM · Jan 10, 2026
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
— Andy Craig (@andycraig.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T21:09:02.177Z