who wrote the common sense

The pamphlet "Common Sense" was written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776. It advocated independence from Great Britain to the people in the Thirteen Colonies and became one of the most influential works at the start of the American Revolution. Paine wrote it in clear and persuasive prose to encourage common people in the colonies to fight for egalitarian government. The pamphlet was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, and became an immediate sensation, widely distributed and read aloud in public places. It remains a landmark work in American history.