Here is a link to the Pamphlet "Common Sense" by Tom Paine. His little pamphlet is the book that organized the colonists' thinking beyond discussions at the tavern and into some cogent arguments and sets of beliefs that ultimately spurred independence for the colonies:

http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/commonsense/text.html

A little long but worth it.

Hey, it's the Fourth, read something!

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