I'm excited that you are reading Paine's "pamphlet" to the colonists. In my reading about John and Abigail Adams, I discovered that John reacted negatively to Common Sense and even wrote a response to it that was published in newspapers. It's intriguing that those founding men didn't always agree on these heady issues, and yet they were able to pull it all together in a way that was ultimately inspired. I think our current senators and representatives have entirely forgotten how to do that! They could benefit from some early history. I look forward to your commonsensical comments.
Good luck on the house and baby. I love the name Tabitha, by the way. And it's particularly colonial!
Happy reading!
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