Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.
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托马斯・潘恩,生于英格兰诺福克郡一个裁缝,上过几年学,先后做过学徒、鞋匠、英语教师、收税官,在富兰克林帮助下到达北美大陆,投身于争取北美独立事业,1776年以“一个英国人”名义发表《常识》,成为了北美人民明确的战斗纲领,并随后被吸收为《独立宣言》的精华,并随后被吸收为《独立宣言》的精华,除了《常识》,潘恩还应邀参加起草了《人权宣言》,出版过极具启蒙意义的《人的权利》、《土地正义论》、《理性时代》等著作,晚年回到美国,潘恩一生都在跟独夫民贼以及君主制等强大的“传统”作战,并终身宣扬激进的民主共和思想--这些思想至今还闪耀着穿透历史迷雾的耀眼的光芒。
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社会源于我们的欲望,而政府来自我们的邪恶。 任何事物越是简单,便越不容易发生紊乱,并且即使发生紊乱也比较容易加以补救。
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