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Podcast: The Sunken Treasures
Episode: Common Sense - Monarchy, Government, and Thomas Paine's Call for American Independence
Description: January, 1776. It is mere months before the signing of the Declaration Of Independence. The Stamp Act and the American Revolution that it caused are more than a decade old. Amidst the turmoil, the fights, and years of debate, the masses remain divided between the patriots of America and the loyalists of the British Crown. A man has set upon writing for all to see what he believes to be the truth, under the working title, 'Plain Truth'. Several weeks later, he publishes a 47-page pamphlet, strong in its motivation and clear in its argument. American Independence, he argues, was merely...