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SCOUT· 56%1h 21m·2026-03-03·History435 Common Sense at 250: The Unfinished Work of Democracy, A Live Conversation
Ben Franklin's World
In January 1776, Thomas Paine told the American colonies to break free from their king. But what was supposed to come next? 250 years later, that question still doesn't have a good answer. To mark the anniversary of *Common Sense*, we traveled to Lewes, England, the town where Paine lived before he ever set foot in…
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