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The Books
Common Sense
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
POSTSCRIPT TO PREFACE IN THE THIRD EDITION
OF THE ORIGIN AND DESIGN OF GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL, WITH CONCISE REMARKS ON THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION
OF MONARCHY AND HEREDITARY SUCCESSION
THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS
OF THE PRESENT ABILITY OF AMERICA, WITH SOME MISCELLANEOUS REFLEXIONS
APPENDIX
The American Crisis
CONTENTS
EDITOR’S PREFACE.
THE CRISIS
THE CRISIS I. (THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT TRY MEN’S SOULS)
THE CRISIS II. TO LORD HOWE.
THE CRISIS III. (IN THE PROGRESS OF POLITICS)
THE CRISIS IV. (THOSE WHO EXPECT TO REAP THE BLESSINGS OF FREEDOM)
THE CRISIS. V. TO GEN. SIR WILLIAM HOWE.
THE CRISIS VI. (TO THE EARL OF CARLISLE AND GENERAL CLINTON)
THE CRISIS VII. TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND.
THE CRISIS VIII. ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND.
THE CRISIS IX. (HAD AMERICA PURSUED HER ADVANTAGES)
THE CRISIS X. ON THE KING OF ENGLAND’S SPEECH.
THE CRISIS. XI. ON THE PRESENT STATE OF NEWS.
THE CRISIS. XII. TO THE EARL OF SHELBURNE.
THE CRISIS. XIII. THOUGHTS ON THE PEACE, AND PROBABLE ADVANTAGES
A SUPERNUMERARY CRISIS: TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA.
Letter Addressed to the Abbé Raynal on the Affairs of North America
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE ABBE RAYNAL
POSTSCRIPT
Rights of Man
CONTENTS
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION.
RIGHTS OF MAN
PAINE’S PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION
PAINE’S PREFACE TO THE FRENCH EDITION
RIGHTS OF MAN. PART THE FIRST BEING AN ANSWER TO MR. BURKE’S ATTACK ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
OBSERVATIONS ON THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
RIGHTS OF MAN. PART SECOND, COMBINING PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE.
FRENCH TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE. (1792)
PREFACE
RIGHTS OF MAN PART II.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. OF SOCIETY AND CIVILISATION
CHAPTER II. OF THE ORIGIN OF THE PRESENT OLD GOVERNMENTS
CHAPTER III. OF THE OLD AND NEW SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER IV. OF CONSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER V. WAYS AND MEANS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF EUROPE INTERSPERSED WITH MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS
APPENDIX
ENDNOTES
THE AUTHOR’S NOTES FOR PART ONE AND PART TWO
The Age of Reason
CONTENTS
EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
PART I
CHAPTER I - THE AUTHOR’S PROFESSION OF FAITH.
CHAPTER II - OF MISSIONS AND REVELATIONS.
CHAPTER III - CONCERNING THE CHARACTER OF JESUS CHRIST, AND HIS HISTORY.
CHAPTER IV - OF THE BASES OF CHRISTIANITY.
CHAPTER V - EXAMINATION IN DETAIL OF THE PRECEDING BASES.
CHAPTER VI - OF THE TRUE THEOLOGY.
CHAPTER VII - EXAMINATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
CHAPTER VIII - OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
CHAPTER IX - IN WHAT THE TRUE REVELATION CONSISTS.
CHAPTER X - CONCERNING GOD, AND THE LIGHTS CAST ON HIS EXISTENCE AND ATTRIBUTES BY THE BIBLE.
CHAPTER XI - OF THE THEOLOGY OF THE CHRISTIANS; AND THE TRUE THEOLOGY.
CHAPTER XII - THE EFFECTS OF CHRISTIANISM ON EDUCATION; PROPOSED REFORMS.
CHAPTER XIII - COMPARISON OF CHRISTIANISM WITH THE RELIGIOUS IDEAS INSPIRED BY NATURE.
CHAPTER XIV - SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSE.
CHAPTER XV - ADVANTAGES OF THE EXISTENCE OF MANY WORLDS IN EACH SOLAR SYSTEM.
CHAPTER XVI - APPLICATION OF THE PRECEDING TO THE SYSTEM OF THE CHRISTIANS.
CHAPTER XVII - OF THE MEANS EMPLOYED IN ALL TIME, AND ALMOST UNIVERSALLY, TO DECEIVE THE PEOPLES.
PART II
PREFACE
CHAPTER I - THE OLD TESTAMENT
CHAPTER II - THE NEW TESTAMENT
CHAPTER III - CONCLUSION
PART III: LETTERS CONCERNING “THE AGE OF REASON.”
I. AN ANSWER TO A FRIEND.
II.: CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE HON. SAMUEL ADAMS.
Dissertation on the First Principles of Government
Miscellaneous Works
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION TO THE THIRD VOLUME.
I. THE REPUBLICAN PROCLAMATION.(1)
II. TO THE AUTHORS OF “LE RÉPUBLICAIN.”(1)
III. TO THE ABBÉ SIÈYES.(1)
IV. TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
V. TO MR. SECRETARY DUNDAS.(1)
VI. LETTERS TO ONSLOW CRANLEY,
VII. TO THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX,
VIII. TO MR. SECRETARY DUNDAS.
IX. LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE ADDRESSERS ON THE LATE PROCLAMATION.(1)
X. ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE.
XI. ANTI-MONARCHAL ESSAY. FOR THE USE OF NEW REPUBLICANS.(1)
XII. TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ON THE PROSECUTION AGAINST THE SECOND PART
XIII. ON THE PROPRIETY OF BRINGING LOUIS XVI. TO TRIAL.(1)
XIV. REASONS FOR PRESERVING THE LIFE OF LOUIS CAPET,
XV. SHALL LOUIS XVI. HAVE RESPITE?
XVI. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.(1)
XVII. PRIVATE LETTERS TO JEFFERSON.
XVIII. LETTER TO DANTON.(1)
XIX. A CITIZEN OF AMERICA TO THE CITIZENS OF EUROPE (1)
XX. APPEAL TO THE CONVENTION.(1)
XXI. THE MEMORIAL TO MONROE.
XXII. LETTER TO GEORGE WASHINGTON.
XXIII. OBSERVATIONS.(1)
XXIV. DISSERTATION ON FIRST PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT. (1)
XXV. THE CONSTITUTION OF 1795.
XXVI. THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENGLISH SYSTEM OF FINANCE.(1)
XXVII. FORGETFULNESS.(1)
XXVIII. AGRARIAN JUSTICE.
XXIX. THE EIGHTEENTH FRUCTIDOR.
XXX. THE RECALL OF MONROE. (1)
XXXI. PRIVATE LETTER TO PRESIDENT JEFFERSON.
XXXII. PROPOSAL THAT LOUISIANA BE PURCHASED.(1)
XXXIII. THOMAS PAINE TO THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES,
XXXIV. TO THE FRENCH INHABITANTS OF LOUISIANA.(1)
Minor Works
CONTENTS
PROSECUTION OF THE AGE OF REASON.
RELIGIOUS YEAR OF THE THEOPHILANTHROPISTS; OR ADORERS OF GOD AND FRIENDS OF MAN;
V.: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD. A DISCOURSE AT THE SOCIETY OF THEOPHILANTHROPISTS, PARIS.
WORSHIP AND CHURCH BELLS. A LETTER TO CAMILLE JORDAN.
ANSWER TO THE BISHOP OF LLANDAFF. EDITORIAL NOTE.
FRAGMENTS OF THE ANSWER. GENESIS.
ORIGIN OF FREE-MASONRY.
PROSPECT PAPERS. EDITOR’S PREFACE.
PROSPECT PAPERS. REMARKS ON R. HALL’S SERMON.
OF THE WORD “RELIGION,” AND OTHER WORDS OF UNCERTAIN SIGNIFICATION.
OF CAIN AND ABEL.
THE TOWER OF BABEL.
OF THE RELIGION OF DEISM COMPARED WITH THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, AND THE SUPERIORITY OF THE FORMER OVER THE LATTER.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, STYLING ITSELF THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
OF THE SABBATH DAY IN CONNECTICUT.
OF THE OLD AND THE NEW TESTAMENT.
HINTS TOWARDS FORMING A SOCIETY FOR INQUIRING INTO THE TRUTH OR FALSEHOOD OF ANCIENT HISTORY, SO FAR AS HISTORY IS CONNECTED WITH SYSTEMS OF RELIGION ANCIENT AND MODERN.
TO MR. MOORE, OF NEW YORK, COMMONLY CALLED BISHOP MOORE.
TO JOHN MASON, ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF THE SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, OF NEW YORK, WITH REMARKS ON HIS ACCOUNT OF THE VISIT HE MADE TO THE LATE GENERAL HAMILTON.
OF THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. ADDRESS TO THE BELIEVERS IN THE BOOK CALLED THE SCRIPTURES.
BIBLICAL BLASPHEMY.
BIBLICAL ANACHRONISM.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
REMARKS BY MR. PAINE.
EXAMINATION OF PROPHECIES.
EXAMINATION OF THE PROPHECIES.
THE BOOK OF MARK.
THE BOOK OF LUKE.
THE BOOK OF JOHN.
AUTHOR’S APPENDIX. CONTRADICTORY DOCTRINES BETWEEN MATTHEW AND MARK.
MY PRIVATE THOUGHTS ON A FUTURE STATE.
A LETTER TO ANDREW DEAN.
PREDESTINATION.
ATUOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
THOMAS PAINE TO HON. HENRY LAURENS.
A LETTER FROM LONDON, JANUARY 5, 1789.
SCIENTIFIC MEMORANDA.
THE IRON BRIDGE.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF IRON BRIDGES.
TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND ON THE INVASION OF ENGLAND.
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.
CONSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND CHARTERS.
THE CAUSE OF THE YELLOW FEVER, AND THE MEANS OF PREVENTING IT IN PLACES NOT YET INFECTED WITH IT.
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.
SONGS AND RHYMES. THE DEATH OF GENERAL WOLFE.
FARMER SHORT’S DOG PORTER. A TALE.
THE SNOWDROP AND THE CRITIC,
THE MONK AND THE JEW.
IMPROMPTU ON BACHELORS’ HALL,
LIBERTY TREE.
AN ADDRESS TO LORD HOWE.
THE BOSTON PATRIOTIC SONG.
HAIL GREAT REPUBLIC.
COLUMBIA.
FROM THE CASTLE IN THE AIR, TO THE LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD.
TO SIR ROBERT SMYTH.
CONTENTMENT; OR, IF YOU PLEASE, CONFESSION.
ON A LONG-NOSED FRIEND.
A FEDERALIST FEAST.
LINES EXTEMPORE.
THE STRANGE STORY OF KORAH, DATHAN, AND ABIRAM.
A COMMENTARY ON THE EASTERN WISE MEN,
CASE OF THE OFFICERS OF EXCISE
THOUGHTS ON THE CORRUPTION OF PRINCIPLES
REMARKS ON THE QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS.
AFRICAN SLAVERY IN AMERICA.
THE WILL OF THOMAS PAINE.
The Criticism
Thomas Paine: The Apostle of Liberty by John E. Remsburg
CONTENTS
THOMAS PAINE, THE APOSTLE OF LIBERTY.
“COMMON SENSE” AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
THE “RIGHTS OF MAN” AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.
“AGE OF REASON” AND RECANTATION CALUMNY.
PAINE’S PLACE IN LITERATURE.
REFORMS AND INVENTIONS.
TESTIMONIALS AND TRIBUTES.
Thomas Paine by J. Watts
A Vindication of Thomas Paine by Robert G. Ingersoll
Thomas Paine by Robert G. Ingersoll
Thomas Paine by Augustine Birrell
The Biographies
Life of Thomas Paine by Richard Carlile
The Life of Thomas Paine by Moncure Daniel Conway
CONTENTS
VOLUME I.
PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION.
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I. EARLY INFLUENCES
CHAPTER II. EARLY STRUGGLES
CHAPTER III. DOMESTIC TROUBLE
CHAPTER IV. THE NEW WORLD
CHAPTER V. LIBERTY AND EQUALITY
CHAPTER VI. “COMMON SENSE”
CHAPTER VII. UNDER THE BANNER OF INDEPENDENCE
CHAPTER VIII. SOLDIER AND SECRETARY
CHAPTER IX. FRENCH AID, AND THE PAINE-DEANE CONTROVERSY.
CHAPTER X. A STORY BY GOUVERNEUR MORRIS
CHAPTER XI. CAUSE, COUNTRY, SELF
CHAPTER XII. A JOURNEY TO FRANCE
CHAPTER XIII. THE MUZZLED OX TREADING OUT THE GRAIN.
CHAPTER XIV. GREAT WASHINGTON AND POOR PAINE
CHAPTER XV. PONTIFICAL AND POLITICAL INVENTIONS
CHAPTER XVI. RETURNING TO THE OLD HOME
CHAPTER XVII. A BRITISH LION WITH AN AMERICAN HEART
CHAPTER XVIII. PAINE’S LETTERS TO JEFFERSON IN PARIS
CHAPTER XIX. THE KEY OF THE BASTILLE
CHAPTER XX. “THE RIGHTS OF MAN”
CHAPTER XXI. FOUNDING THE EUROPEAN REPUBLIC
CHAPTER XXII. THE RIGHT OF EVOLUTION
CHAPTER XXIII. THE DEPUTY FOR CALAIS IN THE CONVENTION
CHAPTER XXIV. OUTLAWED IN ENGLAND
VOLUME II.
CHAPTER I. “KILL THE KING, BUT NOT THE MAN”
CHAPTER II. AN OUTLAWED ENGLISH AMBASSADOR
CHAPTER III. REVOLUTION VS. CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER IV. A GARDEN IN THE FAUBOURG ST. DENIS
CHAPTER V. A CONSPIRACY
CHAPTER VI. A TESTIMONY UNDER THE GUILLOTINE
CHAPTER VII. A MINISTER AND HIS PRISONER
CHAPTER VIII. SICK AND IN PRISON
CHAPTER IX. A RESTORATION
CHAPTER X. THE SILENCE OF WASHINGTON
CHAPTER XI. “THE AGE OF REASON”
CHAPTER XII. FRIENDSHIPS
CHAPTER XIII. THEOPHILANTHROPY
CHAPTER XIV. THE REPUBLICAN ABDIEL
CHAPTER XXV. THE LAST YEAR IN EUROPE.
CHAPTER XVI. THE AMERICAN INQUISITION
CHAPTER XVII. NEW ROCHELLE AND THE BONNEVILLES
CHAPTER XVIII. A NEW YORK PROMETHEUS
CHAPTER XIX. PERSONAL TRAITS
CHAPTER XX. DEATH AND RESURRECTION
APPENDICES.
APPENDIX A. THE COBBETT PAPERS.
THOMAS PAINE, A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE AND CHARACTER.
APPENDIX B. THE HALL MANUSCRIPTS
APPENDIX C. PORTRAITS OF PAINE
Thomas Paine by Leslie Stephen
The Delphi Classics Catalogue
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