{"title":"Pamphlets That Started Problems (On Purpose)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePamphlets That Started Problems (On Purpose) gathers incendiary works by writers like Thomas Paine and Mary Wollstonecraft, spotlighting short, sharp texts that rattled thrones, rewrote rights, and proved that a few furious pages can change the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rights-of-man","title":"Rights of Man","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe book that defended a revolution and dared ordinary people to think for themselves.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Paine's incendiary masterpiece is the most influential political pamphlet of the modern age, a blazing argument that government exists to serve the people, not the other way around.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten as a defense of the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's famous attack, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRights of Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e goes far beyond its immediate occasion. Paine argues that every generation has the right to choose its own government; that hereditary rule is an absurdity; that monarchy and aristocracy are parasitic; and that the purpose of government is to protect life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He calls for progressive taxation, public education, old-age pensions, and a guaranteed minimum income—ideas so radical in 1791 that the British government indicted him for sedition. He fled to France, where he was elected to the National Convention, and then imprisoned by Robespierre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Paine at his most clear and furious: a book that stripped away the mystique of kingship and told ordinary people that they did not need to bow. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRights of Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has never gone out of print—because the argument it makes is never finished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most influential political works in history, inspiring radicals and reformers for two centuries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBanned and burned in Britain; Paine was tried in absentia for seditious libel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA foundational text of classical liberalism, republicanism, and human rights discourse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears—or the perfect gift for anyone who believes that government's only legitimate purpose is to serve the governed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Paine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1737–1809) was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, and revolutionary. Born in Thetford, Norfolk, he emigrated to the American colonies in 1774 with the help of Benjamin Franklin. His pamphlet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1776) galvanized the American Revolution, selling over 500,000 copies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRights of Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1791–92) was written in response to Edmund Burke's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReflections on the Revolution in France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and became an international bestseller. Paine's radicalism made him enemies: he was outlawed in Britain, imprisoned in France during the Reign of Terror (narrowly escaping the guillotine), and vilified in America for his later work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Age of Reason\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a critique of organized religion. He died in New York in 1809; only six mourners attended his funeral. His remains were later disinterred and lost. Despite his neglect in death, Paine's influence on democratic thought in America, France, and around the world is incalculable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54426441023860,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54426441056628,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54426441089396,"sku":"9612921003162","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54426441122164,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-rights-of-man-53566680039796.png?v=1779965564"},{"product_id":"the-age-of-reason","title":"The Age of Reason","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe most hated book ever written by a Founding Father. A passionate, fearless attack on organized religion. And a defense of the right to think for yourself.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Paine's final major work is not a denial of God—it is a rejection of superstition, priestcraft, and the claim that any human institution can speak for the divine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Age of Reason\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was written in two parts: the first in 1794, while Paine was imprisoned in France and awaiting execution; the second in 1795, after his release. Paine argues that revelation is only valid for the person who first receives it—everyone else must take it on faith, and faith is not evidence. He rejects the Bible as a human document, full of contradictions, absurdities, and immorality. He celebrates the natural world as the only true revelation of God: \"The Word of God is the creation we behold.\" He calls for religious tolerance, freedom of conscience, and the right to question everything.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Paine at his most courageous and controversial: a book that cost him his reputation, his friends, and nearly his life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Age of Reason\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was denounced from pulpits, burned by public hangmen, and used to discredit Paine for two centuries. It also inspired generations of freethinkers, secularists, and ordinary people who dared to doubt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most influential works of deist and freethinking literature in the English language\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten while Paine was in a French prison, expecting to be guillotined any day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCost Paine his standing in America, where he was vilified as an atheist (though he was not)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears—or the perfect gift for anyone who believes that faith and reason are not enemies, but that one should never be used to silence the other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Paine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1737–1809) was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, and revolutionary. Born in Thetford, Norfolk, he emigrated to the American colonies in 1774 with the help of Benjamin Franklin. His pamphlet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1776) galvanized the American Revolution, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRights of Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1791–92) defended the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's attacks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Age of Reason\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was published in two parts (1794, 1795) while Paine was imprisoned in France during the Reign of Terror. The book's attack on organized religion and the Bible destroyed his reputation in the United States, where he was denounced as an atheist (though he was a deist who believed in God). Even his former friend Benjamin Franklin refused to associate with him. Paine died in New York in 1809; only six mourners attended his funeral. His remains were later disinterred and lost. In the 20th century, his reputation was partially restored, and he is now recognized as a crucial figure in the history of democratic and secular thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54426450395508,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54426450428276,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54426450461044,"sku":"9612921003179","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54426450493812,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-the-age-of-reason-53566679744884.png?v=1779965564"},{"product_id":"common-sense","title":"Common Sense","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe pamphlet that started a revolution. The book that made a nation possible. The argument that changed the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Paine's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the most influential political pamphlet ever written in English—a blazing, clear, and utterly convincing case for American independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore 1776, most American colonists still hoped for reconciliation with Britain. They considered themselves loyal subjects of the king. Paine destroyed that illusion in 47 electrifying pages. He argued that monarchy is absurd (\"a fool for a king, a knave for a minister\"). He argued that Britain had exploited the colonies, not protected them. He argued that independence was not only necessary but urgent. And he wrote in language that every farmer, shopkeeper, and soldier could understand. The pamphlet sold over 100,000 copies in its first year. George Washington ordered it read to his troops. Within months, the Declaration of Independence was signed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Paine at his most essential: a masterclass in political persuasion, a demolition of inherited authority, and a declaration that ordinary people have the right—and the duty—to govern themselves. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is short, furious, and unforgettable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe best-selling American book of the 18th century, relative to population\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten in clear, accessible prose specifically for ordinary readers, not elites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCredited with galvanizing public opinion in favor of independence, paving the way for the Declaration of Independence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears—or the perfect gift for anyone who believes that common sense is the most radical thing of all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Paine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1737–1809) was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, and revolutionary. Born in Thetford, Norfolk, he emigrated to the American colonies in 1774 with the help of Benjamin Franklin. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was published in January 1776, when Paine was 39 years old. The pamphlet was an immediate sensation, selling over 100,000 copies in its first year (in a population of just 2.5 million). Despite its enormous influence, Paine made almost no money from it; he waived his royalties to keep the price low. Paine later wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRights of Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1791–92) in defense of the French Revolution and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Age of Reason\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1794–95), a critique of organized religion. His later works destroyed his reputation in America, where he was vilified as an atheist and a radical. He died in New York in 1809; only six mourners attended his funeral. His remains were later disinterred and lost. 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