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Books like Common Sense
A fiery, plainspoken match struck in the dark of political complacency, designed to ignite a revolution. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Common Sense.
- charged
- revolutionary
- indignant
- stirring
- 01
Rights of Man
Thomas Paine · 1837
A fiery, foundational defense of human dignity that dismantles the divine right of kings with sharp, accessible rhetoric.
- 02
The Age of Reason
Thomas Paine · 1986
A fiery, unapologetic dismantling of religious dogma fueled by the unyielding light of human reason.
- 03
The revolution
Ron Paul
An urgent, impassioned call to arms that channels political disillusionment into a righteous defense of individual liberty.
- 04
The radicalism of the American Revolution
Gordon S. Wood · 1992
A rigorous, scholarly exploration of the profound social and political transformations that forged a new nation.
- 05
Give Me Liberty!
Eric Foner · 2004
A comprehensive, scholarly exploration of the evolving concepts of freedom and democracy throughout United States history.
- 06
Leviathan
Thomas Hobbs
A foundational, uncompromising descent into the brutal reality of human nature and the monumental structures we build to survive it.
- 07
Public opinion
Walter Lippmann
A sobering, razor-sharp dissection of how the pictures in our heads are shaped by the media we consume.
- 08
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin · 1892
A witty, pragmatic masterclass in self-invention and lifelong curiosity from the original American polymath.
- 09
Two Treatises on Government
John Locke
A methodical, foundational exploration of human liberty that dismantled absolute monarchy and laid the intellectual groundwork for modern democracy.
- 10
Civil Disobedience
Henry David Thoreau
An uncompromising, fiery manifesto that challenges you to elevate your own moral compass above the dictates of the state.
- 11
A History of Western Philosophy
Bertrand Russell
A sweeping, witty, and highly opinionated journey through the minds that shaped Western civilization.
- 12
A Vindication of Rights of Woman
Mary Wollstonecraft
A fiery, foundational treatise that dismantles the gilded cage of 18th-century femininity with sharp reason and unapologetic passion.
