The British parliament initially banned the publication of the pamphlet. In Europe, his pamphlet was severely criticized. The simplicity and ordinateness of his writing (uncharacteristic of Enlightenment writers) enabled the masses to understand the complexity of the issues at hand. His mass references to the Bible in the pamphlet appealed to the common sentiment of the American people. Thomas Paine intended this pamphlet as a means to incite the population of the colonies to support the Revolution. The pamphlet was, in general, a challenge both to the authority of the British monarch and the parliament – entities seen as enemies of freedom and integrity. In January 1776, Thomas Pained published a pamphlet entitled ‘Common Sense’ which became an instant bestseller both in the Thirteen Colonies and in Europe.
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