Common Sense by Thomas Paine

As I take a  jaunt into the past, I have found one of the most influential pamphlets to be the Common Sense pamphlet by Thomas Paine. It is fascinating to read a firsthand account of what was going on in the colonies and the call for change. It is pamphlets like these that show us a glimpse of how the thought process in the colonies was, and how we came to be as a nation.

For those of you who haven't read it, it gives us insight, and is more than just a primary source they put in history textbooks. As I sit here, reading by the candle light I wish upon every American citizen that they pick up either this, or another source, but to learn as much as they can about how we came to be as a nation.

It is well worth the read.