A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that advocated independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. It presented the American colonists with an argument for freedom from British rule at a time when the question of independence was still undecided.
"The podcast mentions that after Lexington and Bunker Hill, there was not a majority will for independence until Thomas Paine's pamphlet 'Common Sense' was published, swaying public opinion."